Scientific Linux SL5.x Security Advisory: Important GnuTLS Update

Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 19:32:55 +0000
Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Important: gnutls on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Important: gnutls security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2014:0247-1
Issue Date: 2014-03-03
CVE Numbers: CVE-2014-0092
 CVE-2009-5138
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It was discovered that GnuTLS did not correctly handle certain errors that
could occur during the verification of an X.509 certificate, causing it to
incorrectly report a successful verification. An attacker could use this
flaw to create a specially crafted certificate that could be accepted by
GnuTLS as valid for a site chosen by the attacker. (CVE-2014-0092)

A flaw was found in the way GnuTLS handled version 1 X.509 certificates.
An attacker able to obtain a version 1 certificate from a trusted
certificate authority could use this flaw to issue certificates for other
sites that would be accepted by GnuTLS as valid. (CVE-2009-5138)

For the update to take effect, all applications linked to the GnuTLS
library must be restarted.
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SL5
 x86_64
 gnutls-1.4.1-14.el5_10.i386.rpm
 gnutls-1.4.1-14.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
 gnutls-debuginfo-1.4.1-14.el5_10.i386.rpm
 gnutls-debuginfo-1.4.1-14.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
 gnutls-utils-1.4.1-14.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
 gnutls-devel-1.4.1-14.el5_10.i386.rpm
 gnutls-devel-1.4.1-14.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 gnutls-1.4.1-14.el5_10.i386.rpm
 gnutls-debuginfo-1.4.1-14.el5_10.i386.rpm
 gnutls-utils-1.4.1-14.el5_10.i386.rpm
 gnutls-devel-1.4.1-14.el5_10.i386.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team