Scientific Linux SL5.x: Critical GnuTLS Security Update

Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 15:37:42 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA for gnutls on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Critical: gnutls security update
Issue date:	2008-05-20
CVE Names:	CVE-2008-1948 CVE-2008-1949 CVE-2008-1950

Flaws were found in the way GnuTLS handles malicious client connections. A
malicious remote client could send a specially crafted request to a service
using GnuTLS that could cause the service to crash. (CVE-2008-1948,
CVE-2008-1949, CVE-2008-1950)

At this time we have not seen any code that is using this exploit. But in
Scientific Linux 5 there are some applications, such as CUPS, that would be
directly vulnerable if/when there is an exploit. Because of the potential
threat we are labeling this critical.

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_1.src.rpm
 i386:
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_1.i386.rpm
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_1.i386.rpm
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_1.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_1.i386.rpm
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_1.x86_64.rpm
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_1.i386.rpm
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_1.x86_64.rpm
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson