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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201801-11 ] PySAML2: Security bypass
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:52:21
Message-Id: 23d70ac5-7970-962e-9bf5-1a6c5ee632cd@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201801-11
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: PySAML2: Security bypass
9 Date: January 11, 2018
10 Bugs: #644016
11 ID: 201801-11
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in PySAML2 might allow remote attackers to bypass
19 authentication.
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21 Background
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24 PySAML2 is a pure python implementation of SAML2
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 dev-python/pysaml2 < 4.5.0 >= 4.5.0
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34 Description
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37 It was found that the PySAML2 relies on an assert statement to check
38 the user's password. A python optimizations might remove this
39 assertion.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could bypass security restrictions and access any
45 application which is using PySAML2 for authentication.
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47 Workaround
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50 Disable python optimizations.
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52 Resolution
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55 All PySAML2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/pysaml2-4.5.0"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-1000433
64 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-1000433
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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/201801-11
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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 2018 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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