Slackware 9.0 SSA:2003-141-05 Moderate: Mod_ssl Timing Attack Fix
slackware
May 22, 2003
This version provides RSA blinding by default which prevents an extended timing analysis from revealing details of the secret key to an attacker.
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog: Tue May 20 20:13:09 PDT 2003 patches/packages/mod_ssl-2.8.14_1.3.27-i386-1.tgz: Upgraded to mod_ssl-2.8.14_1.3.27. Includes RSA blinding fixes. (* Security fix *) WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES: Updated package for Slackware 9.0: MD5 SIGNATURES: Slackware 9.0 package: 2888ecec5e2116be81b5295fc477869b mod_ssl-2.8.14_1.3.27-i386-1.tgz INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: First, shut down your web server: # apachectl stop Then upgrade using upgradepkg (as root): upgradepkg mod_ssl-2.8.14_1.3.27-i386-1.tgz Finally, restart secure web services: # apachectl startssl Slackware Linux Security Team slackware security@slackware.com
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