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It was discovered that a malicious client could crash a GNUTLS server and vice versa, by sending TLS records encrypted with a block cipher which contain invalid padding. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2697-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer May 29, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : gnutls26 Vulnerability : out-of-bounds array read Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2013-2116 Debian Bug : 709301 It was discovered that a malicious client could crash a GNUTLS server and vice versa, by sending TLS records encrypted with a block cipher which contain invalid padding. The oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected because the security fix that introduced this vulnerability was not applied to it. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.12.20-7. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.12.23-5. We recommend that you upgrade your gnutls26 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Ubuntu patches gnutls30 to address a remote denial-of-service vulnerability linked to improper padding in TLS messages.. Gnutls Update, Debian Security, TLS Issue Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 29, 2013
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