Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201309-20 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Dropbear, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution. Versions less than 2012.55 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201309-20
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Severity: Normal
Title: Dropbear: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 26, 2013
Bugs: #328409, #405607
ID: 201309-20
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Dropbear, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Background
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Dropbear is an SSH server and client designed with a small memory
footprint.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/dropbear < 2012.55 >= 2012.55
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Dropbear. Please
review the CVE identifier and Gentoo bug referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request to trigger a
use-after-free condition, possibly resulting in arbitrary code
execution or a Denial of Service condition. Additionally, the bundled
version of libtommath has an error in its prime number generation,
which could result in the generation of weak keys.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Dropbear users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/dropbear-2012.55"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-0920
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0920
[ 2 ] libtommath Gentoo bug
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=328383
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-20.xml
Concerns?
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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.
License
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Copyright 2013 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5