GLSA 201604-04: libksba: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libksba: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/26/2016
Bugs:	#546464
ID:	201604-04

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libksba, allowing a possible Denial of Service and unspecified other vectors through integer overflows.

Background

Libksba is a X.509 and CMS (PKCS#7) library.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/libksba	< 1.3.3	>= 1.3.3	All supported architectures

Description

libksba is vulnerable to two integer overflows and a Denial of Service vulnerability. Please read the references for additional details.

Impact

Remote attackers could cause Denial of Service or unspecified other vectors through various integer overflows.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libksba users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libksba-1.3.3"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201604-04.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.