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Ubuntu alert USN-1843-1 (gnutls26)

From:  Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-1843-1] GnuTLS vulnerability
Date:  Wed, 29 May 2013 14:20:38 -0400
Message-ID:  <51A646F6.6030909@canonical.com>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1843-1 May 29, 2013 gnutls26 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: GnuTLS could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - gnutls26: GNU TLS library Details: It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain padding bytes. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause an application using GnuTLS to crash, leading to a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: libgnutls26 2.12.23-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libgnutls26 2.12.14-5ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libgnutls26 2.12.14-5ubuntu3.4 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libgnutls26 2.8.5-2ubuntu0.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1843-1 CVE-2013-2116 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.12.23-1ub... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.12.14-5ub... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.12.14-5ub... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.8.5-2ubun... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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