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Fedora 9: 2009-1914 Moderate: perl-Crypt-OpenSSL-DSA Error Handling Fix

Fixes CVE-2009-0129: The Crypto::OpenSSL::DSA module now croaks upon error rather than returning a -1 to ensure programmers are not caught by surprise which only checking for non-zero results.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2009-1914 2009-02-19 13:34:02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : perl-Crypt-OpenSSL-DSA Product : Fedora 9 Version : 0.13 Release : 9.fc9 URL : https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-OpenSSL-DSA Summary : Perl interface to OpenSSL for DSA Description : Crypt::OpenSSL::DSA - Digital Signature Algorithm using OpenSSL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Fixes CVE-2009-0129: The Crypto::OpenSSL::DSA module now croaks upon error rather than returning a -1 to ensure programmers are not caught by surprise which only checking for non-zero results. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Wed Feb 18 2009 Wes Hardaker - 0.13-9 - Version bump to solve build issues * Wed Feb 18 2009 Wes Hardaker - 0.13-8 - Fix CVE-2009-0129 and have do_verify croak on fatal error --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #486012 - CVE-2009-0129 perl-Crypt-OpenSSL-DSA: do_verify() doesn't fail on errors in OpenSSL DSA_do_verify() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update perl-Crypt-OpenSSL-DSA' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be foundat https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ Fedora-package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . The perl-Crypt-OpenSSL-DSA package in Fedora has been updated to enhance error handling for CVE-2009-0129, improving security and robustness for users. Fedora Update, OpenSSL Error Handling, Security Advisory. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 19, 2009 •Important Fedora