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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-38
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Severity: Normal
Title: Botan: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 13, 2016
Bugs: #574034
ID: 201612-38
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Botan, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
==========
Botan (Japanese for peony) is a cryptography library written in C++11.
Affected packages
=================
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/botan < 1.10.12 >= 1.10.12
Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Botan. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All Botan users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-libs/botan-1.10.12”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-2194
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2194
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-2195
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2195
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38
Concerns?
=========
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
=======
Copyright 2016 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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Severity: Normal
Title: Botan: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 13, 2016
Bugs: #574034
ID: 201612-38
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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Botan, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
==========
Botan (Japanese for peony) is a cryptography library written in C++11.
Affected packages
=================
——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 dev-libs/botan < 1.10.12 >= 1.10.12
Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Botan. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All Botan users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-libs/botan-1.10.12”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-2194
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2194″>http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2194</a>
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-2195
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2195″>http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2195</a>
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38″>https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38</a>
Concerns?
=========
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
<a class=”moz-txt-link-abbreviated” href=”mailto:security@gentoo.org”>security@gentoo.org</a> or alternatively, you may file a bug at
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://bugs.gentoo.org”>https://bugs.gentoo.org</a>.
License
=======
Copyright 2016 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.
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5″>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5</a></pre>
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