GLSA 201606-19: kwalletd: Information disclosure
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | kwalletd: Information disclosure |
| Date: | 06/27/2016 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201606-19 |
Synopsis
Kwalletd password stores are vulnerable to codebook attacks.Background
Kwalletd is is a credentials management application for KDE.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| kde-apps/kwalletd | < 4.14.3-r2 | >= 4.14.3-r2 | All supported architectures |
Description
Kwalletd in KWallet uses Blowfish with ECB mode instead of CBC mode when encrypting the password store.
Impact
Local attackers, with access to the password store, could conduct a codebook attack in order to obtain confidential passwords.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All kwalletd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-apps/kwalletd-4.14.3-r1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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