A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - OpenSSL: Remote execution of arbitrary code. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200710-30:02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: OpenSSL: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date: October 27, 2007
Updated: October 30, 2007
Bugs: #195634
ID: 200710-30:02
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Synopsis
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OpenSSL contains a vulnerability allowing execution of arbitrary code
or a Denial of Service.
Background
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OpenSSL is an Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) as well as a general
purpose cryptography library.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/openssl >= 0.9.8f < 0.9.8f
Description
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Andy Polyakov reported a vulnerability in the OpenSSL toolkit, that is
caused due to an unspecified off-by-one error within the DTLS
implementation.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code or
cause a Denial of Service. Only clients and servers explicitly using
DTLS are affected, systems using SSL and TLS are not.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround 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-0.9.8f"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-4995
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4995
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-30.xml
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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2007 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
