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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201604-04 ] libksba: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 26 April 2016
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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201604-04 ] libksba: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201604-04
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: libksba: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 26, 2016
Bugs: #546464
ID: 201604-04

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libksba, allowing a
possible Denial of Service and unspecified other vectors through
integer overflows.

Background
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Libksba is a X.509 and CMS (PKCS#7) library.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libksba < 1.3.3 >= 1.3.3

Description
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libksba is vulnerable to two integer overflows and a Denial of Service
vulnerability. Please read the references for additional details.

Impact
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Remote attackers could cause Denial of Service or unspecified other
vectors through various integer overflows.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libksba users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libksba-1.3.3"

References
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[ 1 ] Denial of Service due to stack overflow in src/ber-decoder.c

http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git;a=commit;h=07=116a314f4dcd4d96990bbd74db95a03a9f650a
[ 2 ] Integer overflow in the BER decoder src/ber-decoder.c

http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git;a=commit;h=ae=a7b6032865740478ca4b706850a5217f1c3887
[ 3 ] Integer overflow in the DN decoder src/dn.c

http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libksba.git;a=commit;h=24=3d12fdec66a4360fbb3e307a046b39b5b4ffc3

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-04

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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