Scientific Linux SL6.x: SLSA-2016:2674-1 Moderate Libgcrypt Update

Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2016 21:21:42 -0000
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From: Connie Sieh 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: libgcrypt on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Moderate: libgcrypt security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:2674-1
Issue Date: 2016-11-08
CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-6313
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Security Fix(es):

* A design flaw was found in the libgcrypt PRNG (Pseudo-Random Number
Generator). An attacker able to obtain the first 580 bytes of the PRNG
output could predict the following 20 bytes. (CVE-2016-6313)
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SL6
 x86_64
 libgcrypt-1.4.5-12.el6_8.i686.rpm
 libgcrypt-1.4.5-12.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 libgcrypt-debuginfo-1.4.5-12.el6_8.i686.rpm
 libgcrypt-debuginfo-1.4.5-12.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 libgcrypt-devel-1.4.5-12.el6_8.i686.rpm
 libgcrypt-devel-1.4.5-12.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 libgcrypt-1.4.5-12.el6_8.i686.rpm
 libgcrypt-debuginfo-1.4.5-12.el6_8.i686.rpm
 libgcrypt-devel-1.4.5-12.el6_8.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team