Gentoo: GLSA-202407-11: PuTTY: Security Advisory Updates
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PuTTY. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All PuTTY users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/putty-0.81"
In addition, any keys generated with PuTTY versions 0.68 to 0.80 should
be considered breached and should be regenerated.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2023-48795
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48795
[ 2 ] CVE-2024-31497
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31497
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-11
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 discovered in PuTTY, the worst of
which could lead to compromised keys.
Background
PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix
platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.
Affected Packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
-------------- ------------ ------------
net-misc/putty < 0.81 >= 0.81
Impact
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.