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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-53 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: CyaSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: December 31, 2016 |
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Bugs: #507418 |
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ID: 201612-53 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in CyaSSL, the worst of which |
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may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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CyaSSL is a small, fast, portable implementation of TLS/SSL for |
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embedded devices to the cloud. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-libs/cyassl *<= 2.9.4 Vulnerable! |
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate |
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to another package if one is available or wait for the |
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existing packages to be marked stable by their |
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architecture maintainers. |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in CyaSSL. Please review |
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the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges |
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of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or conduct a |
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man-in-the-middle attack. |
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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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Upstream has discontinued the software in favor of wolfSSL. Therefore, |
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the CyaSSL package has been removed from the Gentoo repository and |
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current users are advised to unmerge the package. |
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# emerge --unmerge "net-libs/cyassl" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-2896 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2896 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2014-2897 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2897 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2014-2898 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2898 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2014-2899 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2899 |
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[ 5 ] CVE-2014-2900 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2900 |
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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/201612-53 |
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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 2016 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 |