GLSA 201506-03: GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GnuTLS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/22/2015
Bugs:	#546760, #548636
ID:	201506-03

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in GnuTLS, the worst of which can cause Denial of Service

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-libs/gnutls	< 3.3.15	>= 3.3.15	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A context-dependent attacker can 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-3.3.15"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201506-03.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.