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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201706-18 ] mbed TLS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:46:52
Message-Id: 5ffe5f77-e506-8824-8956-3c47facbdad2@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-18
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7 Severity: High
8 Title: mbed TLS: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: June 20, 2017
10 Bugs: #562608, #571102, #618824
11 ID: 201706-18
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in mbed TLS, the worst of
19 which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 mbed TLS (previously PolarSSL) is an "easy to understand, use,
25 integrate and expand" implementation of the TLS and SSL protocols and
26 the respective cryptographic algorithms and support code required.
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28 Affected packages
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32 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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34 1 net-libs/mbedtls < 2.4.2 >= 2.4.2
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36 Description
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39 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mbed TLS. Please
40 review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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42 Impact
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45 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
46 privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All mbed TLS users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/mbedtls-2.4.2"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2015-5291
65 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5291
66 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-7575
67 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7575
68 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-2784
69 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2784
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71 Availability
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74 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
75 the Gentoo Security Website:
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77 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-18
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79 Concerns?
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82 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
83 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
84 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
85 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
86 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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88 License
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91 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
92 belongs to its owner(s).
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94 The contents of this document are licensed under the
95 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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97 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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