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SUSE: 2018:2452-1 Moderate: Fix for libgcrypt Side-Channel Attack

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Calendar Grey August 20, 2018
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SUSE Security Update for libgcrypt addressing CVE-2018-0495 with moderate rating, includes fixes and updates.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now available

Summary

This update for libgcrypt fixes the following issues: The following security vulnerability was addressed: - CVE-2018-0495: Mitigate a novel side-channel attack by enabling blinding for ECDSA signatures (bsc#1097410). The following other issues were fixed: - Extended the fipsdrv dsa-sign and dsa-verify commands with the --algo parameter for the FIPS testing of DSA SigVer and SigGen (bsc#1064455). - Ensure libgcrypt20-hmac and libgcrypt20 are installed in the correct order. (bsc#1090766) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0: To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update SUSE side-channel attack libgcrypt

References

#1064455 #1090766 #1097410

Cross- CVE-2018-0495

Affected Products:

SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0495.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1064455

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1090766

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1097410

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2452-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update SUSE side-channel attack libgcrypt

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