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Debian DSA-2441-1 Important: GnuTLS26 Remote Crash Vulnerability Alert

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Calendar Grey March 25, 2012
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GNUTLS encounters issues with incomplete GenericBlockCipher data, resulting in application failures. Update gnutls26 packages to resolve this problem.
Matthew Hall discovered that GNUTLS does not properly handle truncated GenericBlockCipher structures nested inside TLS records, leading to crashes in applications using the GNUTLS ...
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Summary

Matthew Hall discovered that GNUTLS does not properly handle truncated
GenericBlockCipher structures nested inside TLS records, leading to
crashes in applications using the GNUTLS library.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.8.6-1+squeeze2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.12.18-1 of the gnutls26 package and version 3.0.17-2 of the
gnutls28 package.

We recommend that you upgrade your gnutls26 packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: gnutls26
CVE ID: CVE-2012-1573

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