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Mageia alert MGASA-2012-0338 (erlang)

From:  Mageia Updates <buildsystem-daemon@mageia.org>
To:  updates-announce@ml.mageia.org
Subject:  [updates-announce] MGASA-2012-0338: erlang-R14B03-1.mga1 (1/core)
Date:  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:27:05 +0100
Message-ID:  <20121123202705.GA25714@valstar.mageia.org>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

MGASA-2012-0338 Date: November 23rd, 2012 Affected releases: 1 Description: Updated erlang packages fixes security vulnerability: The random number generator in the Crypto application before 2.0.2.2, and SSH before 2.0.5, as used in the Erlang/OTP ssh library before R14B03, uses predictable seeds based on the current time, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess DSA host and SSH session keys (CVE-2011-0766). Updated Packages: erlang-appmon-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-asn1-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-base-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-common_test-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-compiler-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-cosEventDomain-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-cosEvent-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-cosFileTransfer-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-cosNotification-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-cosProperty-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-cosTime-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-cosTransactions-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-crypto-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-debugger-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-devel-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-dialyzer-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-diameter-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-docbuilder-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-edoc-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-emacs-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-erl_docgen-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-erl_interface-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-et-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-eunit-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-gs-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-hipe-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-ic-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-inets-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-inviso-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-jinterface-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-manpages-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-megaco-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-mnesia-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-observer-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-odbc-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-orber-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-os_mon-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-otp_mibs-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-parsetools-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-percept-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-pman-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-public_key-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-reltool-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-runtime_tools-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-snmp-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-ssh-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-ssl-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-stack-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-syntax_tools-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-test_server-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-toolbar-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-tools-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-tv-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-typer-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-webtool-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-wx-R14B03-1.mga1 erlang-xmerl-R14B03-1.mga1 References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0766 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce... https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7062 https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-...


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