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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3829-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
April 11, 2017                        https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : bouncycastle
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-6644

Quan Nguyen discovered that a missing boundary check in the
Galois/Counter mode implementation of Bouncy Castle (a Java
implementation of cryptographic algorithms) may result in information
disclosure.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.49+dfsg-3+deb8u2.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been
fixed in version 1.54-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.54-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your bouncycastle 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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-3829-1: bouncycastle security update

April 11, 2017
Quan Nguyen discovered that a missing boundary check in the Galois/Counter mode implementation of Bouncy Castle (a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms) may result in in...

Summary

Quan Nguyen discovered that a missing boundary check in the
Galois/Counter mode implementation of Bouncy Castle (a Java
implementation of cryptographic algorithms) may result in information
disclosure.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.49+dfsg-3+deb8u2.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been
fixed in version 1.54-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.54-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your bouncycastle 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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : bouncycastle
CVE ID : CVE-2015-6644

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