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MDVSA-2009-050.txt

Posted on 21 February 2009
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:050
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : python-pycrypto
Date : February 20, 2009
Affected: 2009.0
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Problem Description:

A vulnerability have been discovered and corrected in PyCrypto
ARC2 module 2.0.1, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial
of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large ARC2 key
length (CVE-2009-0544).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0544
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
408f60e091c28ab304bed71fd4fb31e6 2009.0/i586/python-pycrypto-2.0.1-4.1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
469e8ca8ca83ab6a8e6a7a678fd2d197 2009.0/SRPMS/python-pycrypto-2.0.1-4.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
b5ccb51f68d70b10f93aca1785e8b90d 2009.0/x86_64/python-pycrypto-2.0.1-4.1mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
469e8ca8ca83ab6a8e6a7a678fd2d197 2009.0/SRPMS/python-pycrypto-2.0.1-4.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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