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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201408-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: LibSSH: Information disclosure
Date: August 10, 2014
Bugs: #503504
ID: 201408-03
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in LibSSH can result in leakage of private key
information.
Background
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LibSSH is a C library providing SSHv2 and SSHv1.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/libssh < 0.6.3 >= 0.6.3
Description
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A new connection inherits the state of the PRNG without re-seeding with
random data.
Impact
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Servers using ECC (ECDSA) or DSA certificates in non-deterministic mode
may under certain conditions leak their private key.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All LibSSH users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-libs/libssh-0.6.3”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0017
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0017
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-201408-03.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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 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
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