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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201502-06
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: nginx: Information disclosure
     Date: February 07, 2015
     Bugs: #522994
       ID: 201502-06

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Synopsis
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An SSL session fixation vulnerability in nginx may allow remote
attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Background
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nginx is a robust, small, and high performance HTTP and reverse proxy
server.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  www-servers/nginx            < 1.7.6                    >= 1.7.6

Description
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An SSL session fixation vulnerability has been found in nginx when
multiple servers use the same shared ssl_session_cache or
ssl_session_ticket_key.

Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to obtain sensitive information.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All nginx users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/nginx-1.7.6"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-3616
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3616

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-06

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/