Gentoo: GLSA-201404-07: OpenSSL: Information Disclosure
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL:
* OpenSSL incorrectly handles memory in the TLS heartbeat extension,
leading to information disclosure of 64kb per request, possibly
including private keys ("Heartbleed bug", OpenSSL 1.0.1 only,
CVE-2014-0160).
* The Montgomery ladder implementation of OpenSSL improperly handles
swap operations (CVE-2014-0076).
Resolution
All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.1g"
Note: All services using OpenSSL to provide TLS connections have to be
restarted for the update to take effect. Utilities like
app-admin/lib_users can aid in identifying programs using OpenSSL.
As private keys may have been compromised using the Heartbleed attack,
it is recommended to regenerate them.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0076 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0076 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-0160 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0160 [ 3 ] Heartbleed bug website https://heartbleed.com/
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201404-07
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.
Synopsis
Multiple Information Disclosure vulnerabilities in OpenSSL allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via various vectors.
Background
OpenSSL is an Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) as well as a general purpose cryptography library.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/openssl < 1.0.1g >= 1.0.1g
Impact
===== A remote attacker could exploit these issues to disclose information, including private keys or other sensitive information, or perform side-channel attacks to obtain ECDSA nonces.
Workaround
Disabling the tls-heartbeat USE flag (enabled by default) provides a workaround for the CVE-2014-0160 issue.