Debian: DSA-3190-1: putty security update

Date15 Mar 2015

CategoryDebian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

Patrick Coleman discovered that the Putty SSH client failed to wipe out unused sensitive memory. In addition Florent Daigniere discovered that exponential values in

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3190-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
March 15, 2015                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : putty
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-2157

Patrick Coleman discovered that the Putty SSH client failed to wipe out
unused sensitive memory.

In addition Florent Daigniere discovered that exponential values in
Diffie Hellman exchanges were insufficienty restricted.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.62-9+deb7u2.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been
fixed in version 0.63-10.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.63-10.

We recommend that you upgrade your putty 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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