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Debian: DSA-3177-1 Critical: Mod-Gnutls SSL Access Problem

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Calendar Grey March 10, 2015
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Debian has issued advisories for a security flaw in mod-gnutls affecting SSL/TLS protocols. Users should promptly apply patches to safeguard sensitive data and sessions
Thomas Klute discovered that in mod-gnutls, an Apache module providing SSL and TLS encryption with GnuTLS, a bug caused the server's client verify mode not to be considered at all,...
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Summary

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.10-1.1+deb7u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.6-1.3.

We recommend that you upgrade your mod-gnutls packages.

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



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Package: mod-gnutls
CVE ID: CVE-2015-2091

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