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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201506-03 ] GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 21:43:02
Message-Id: 5588806B.4070902@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201506-03
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: June 22, 2015
10 Bugs: #546760, #548636
11 ID: 201506-03
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in GnuTLS, the worst of which
19 can cause Denial of Service
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21 Background
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24 GnuTLS is an Open Source implementation of the TLS and SSL protocols.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-libs/gnutls < 3.3.15 >= 3.3.15
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34 Description
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37 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuTLS. Please review
38 the CVE identifiers and external references below for details.
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40 Impact
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43 A context-dependent attacker can cause a denial of service condition.
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45 Workaround
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48 There is no known workaround at this time.
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50 Resolution
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53 All GnuTLS users should upgrade to the latest version:
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55 # emerge --sync
56 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/gnutls-3.3.15"
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58 References
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61 [ 1 ] CVE-2015-3308
62 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3308
63 [ 2 ] GNUTLS-SA-2015-2
64 http://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2015-2
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-03
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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