Debian: DSA-4233-1: bouncycastle security update

Date 22 Jun 2018

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

7951

Posted By Anthony Pell

It was discovered that the low-level interface to the RSA key pair generator of Bouncy Castle (a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms) could perform less Miller-Rabin primality tests than expected.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA512

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-4233-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
June 22, 2018                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package        : bouncycastle
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-1000180

It was discovered that the low-level interface to the RSA key pair
generator of Bouncy Castle (a Java implementation of cryptographic
algorithms) could perform less Miller-Rabin primality tests than
expected.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.56-1+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your bouncycastle packages.

For the detailed security status of bouncycastle please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/bouncycastle

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: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.