Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201712-3 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL, the worst of which may lead to a Denial of Service condition. Versions less than 1.0.2n are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201712-03
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 14, 2017
Bugs: #629290, #636264, #640172
ID: 201712-03
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL, the worst of which
may lead to a Denial of Service condition.
Background
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OpenSSL is a robust, commercial-grade, and full-featured toolkit for
the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
protocols.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/openssl < 1.0.2n >= 1.0.2n
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSL. Please review
the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition, recover a
private key in unlikely circumstances, circumvent security restrictions
to perform unauthorized actions, or gain access to sensitive
information.
Workaround
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There are no known workarounds at this time.
Resolution
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All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.2n"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-3735
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3735
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-3736
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3736
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-3737
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3737
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-3738
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3738
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-03
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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