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| author |   Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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| committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-201408-10.xml b/glsa-201408-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1e01df71 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201408-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201408-10"> + <title>Libgcrypt: Side-channel attack</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in Libgcrypt could allow a remote attacker to + extract ElGamal private key information. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libgcrypt,side-channel,elgamal</product> + <announced>August 29, 2014</announced> + <revised>August 29, 2014: 1</revised> + <bug>519396</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libgcrypt" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.5.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.5.4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>Libgcrypt is a general purpose cryptographic library derived out of + GnuPG. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>A vulnerability in the implementation of ElGamal decryption procedures + of Libgcrypt leaks information to various side-channels. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A physical side-channel attack allows a remote attacker to fully extract + decryption keys during the decryption of a chosen ciphertext. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All Libgcrypt users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libgcrypt-1.5.4" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-5270">CVE-2014-5270</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 24 Aug 2014 09:53:40 +0000">K_F</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:08:01 +0000">K_F</metadata> +</glsa> |