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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201310-18 ] GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 28 October 2013
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201310-18
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 28, 2013
Bugs: #455560, #471788
ID: 201310-18

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuTLS, the worst of
which could lead to Denial of Service.

Background
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GnuTLS is an Open Source implementation of the TLS 1.2 and SSL 3.0
protocols.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/gnutls < 2.12.23-r1 >= 2.12.23-r1

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuTLS. Please review
the CVE identifiers and Lucky Thirteen research paper referenced below
for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could sent a specially crafted packet to cause a
Denial of Service condition. Additionally, a remote attacker could
perform man-in-the-middle attacks to recover plaintext data.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GnuTLS users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/gnutls-2.12.23-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-1619
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1619
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-2116
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2116
[ 3 ] Lucky Thirteen: Breaking the TLS and DTLS Record Protocols
http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/tls/TLStiming.pdf

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-18.xml

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 2013 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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