Gentoo: 202205-09 Alert: OpenSSL Vulnerability Exposure
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October 10, 2011
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in GnuTLS, allowing for easier man-in-the-middle attacks.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuTLS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All GnuTLS users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/gnutls-2.10.0"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since August 6, 2010. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since August 6, 2010. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2009-2730 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-2730 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-3555 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3555
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201110-05
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 10, 2011
Bugs: #281224, #292025
ID: 201110-05
Topics Covered
Background
GnuTLS is an Open Source implementation of the TLS 1.2 and SSL 3.0
protocols.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/gnutls < 2.10.0 >= 2.10.0
Impact
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An attacker could perform man-in-the-middle attacks to spoof arbitrary
SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate
Certification Authority or to inject an arbitrary amount of chosen
plaintext into the beginning of the application protocol stream,
allowing for further exploitation.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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