Gentoo: GLSA-201408-03: LibSSH: Information disclosure
Summary
A new connection inherits the state of the PRNG without re-seeding with random data.
Resolution
All LibSSH users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libssh-0.6.3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0017 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0017
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201408-03
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
A vulnerability in LibSSH can result in leakage of private key information.
Background
LibSSH is a C library providing SSHv2 and SSHv1.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-libs/libssh < 0.6.3 >= 0.6.3
Impact
===== Servers using ECC (ECDSA) or DSA certificates in non-deterministic mode may under certain conditions leak their private key.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.