Debian DSA-3293-1 Urgent: HMAC Signature Vulnerability in Pyjwt
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June 20, 2015
Tim McLean discovered that pyjwt, a Python implementation of JSON Web Token, would try to verify an HMAC signature using an RSA or ECDSA public key as secret
Summary
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.2.1-1+deb8u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your pyjwt 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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