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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.0314
gnutls26 security update
26 March 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: gnutls26
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 6
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-1573
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2441
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running gnutls26 check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2441-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer
March 25, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : gnutls26
Vulnerability : missing bounds check
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-1573
Matthew Hall discovered that GNUTLS does not properly handle truncated
GenericBlockCipher structures nested inside TLS records, leading to
crashes in applications using the GNUTLS library.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.8.6-1+squeeze2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.12.18-1 of the gnutls26 package and version 3.0.17-2 of the
gnutls28 package.
We recommend that you upgrade your gnutls26 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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