GLSA 201406-09: GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/13/2014
Bugs:	#501282, #503394, #511840
ID:	201406-09

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuTLS, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

GnuTLS is an Open Source implementation of the TLS 1.2 and SSL 3.0 protocols.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-libs/gnutls	< 2.12.23-r6	>= 2.12.23-r6	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuTLS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could utilize multiple vectors to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate, execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GnuTLS users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/gnutls-2.12.23-r6"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-09.xml

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.