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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201509-04
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: libtasn1: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: September 24, 2015
     Bugs: #544922, #548252
       ID: 201509-04

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libtasn1, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background
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libtasn1 is an ASN.1 library

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-libs/libtasn1            < 1.4.5                    >= 1.4.5

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libtasn1. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libtasn1 users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libtasn1-1.4.5"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-2806
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2806
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-3622
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3622

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/201509-04

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/