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From: Stefan Behte <craig@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201206-32 ] Links: SSL verification vulnerability
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:25:56
Message-Id: 4FE8B655.6040309@gentoo.org
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Links: SSL verification vulnerability
9 Date: June 25, 2012
10 Bugs: #253847, #411493
11 ID: 201206-32
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15 Synopsis
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18 An error in the verification of SSL certificates in Links might enable
19 remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.
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21 Background
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24 Links is a fast lightweight text and graphic web-browser.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 www-client/links < 2.6 >= 2.6
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34 Description
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37 A SSL verification vulnerability and two unspecified vulnerabilities
38 have been discovered in Links. Please review the Secunia Advisory
39 referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 An attacker might conduct man-in-the-middle attacks. The unspecified
45 errors could allow for out-of-bounds reads and writes.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All Links users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/links-2.6"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] Secunia Advisory SA33391
64 http://secunia.com/Advisories/33391/
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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 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-32.xml
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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 2012 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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