Gentoo: GLSA-201601-05: OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSL. Please review the upstream advisory and CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.2f"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-3197 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3197 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-0701 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0701 [ 3 ] OpenSSL Security Advisory [28th Jan 2016] https://www.openssl.org:443/news/secadv/20160128.txt
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-05
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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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL, allowing remote attackers to disclose sensitive information and complete weak handshakes.
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 < 1.0.2f >= 1.0.2f
Impact
===== A remote attacker could disclose a server's private DH exponent, or complete SSLv2 handshakes using ciphers that have been disabled on the server.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.