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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201710-15 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: GnuTLS: Denial of Service |
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Date: October 15, 2017 |
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Bugs: #622038 |
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ID: 201710-15 |
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Synopsis |
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A null pointer dereference in GnuTLS might allow attackers to cause a |
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Denial of Service condition. |
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Background |
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GnuTLS is a secure communications library implementing the SSL, TLS and |
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DTLS protocols and technologies around them. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-libs/gnutls < 3.5.13 >= 3.5.13 |
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Description |
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A null pointer dereference while decoding a status response TLS |
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extension with valid contents was discovered in GnuTLS. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All GnuTLS users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/gnutls-3.5.13" |
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Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools |
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such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these |
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packages. |
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References |
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========== |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-7507 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7507 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-15 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |