Ubuntu alert USN-2127-1 (gnutls26)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-2127-1] GnuTLS vulnerability | |
| Date: | Tue, 04 Mar 2014 08:33:37 -0500 | |
| Message-ID: | <5315D631.9000403@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2127-1 March 04, 2014 gnutls26 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet. Software Description: - gnutls26: GNU TLS library Details: Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certificate verification functions. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited with specially crafted certificates to view sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: libgnutls26 2.12.23-1ubuntu4.2 Ubuntu 12.10: libgnutls26 2.12.14-5ubuntu4.6 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libgnutls26 2.12.14-5ubuntu3.7 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libgnutls26 2.8.5-2ubuntu0.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2127-1 CVE-2014-0092 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...