- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-38 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Botan: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: December 13, 2016 Bugs: #574034 ID: 201612-38 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Botan, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Background ========== Botan (Japanese for peony) is a cryptography library written in C++11. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/botan < 1.10.12 >= 1.10.12 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Botan. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Botan users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/botan-1.10.12" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2016-2194 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2194 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-2195 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2195 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-38 Concerns? ========= 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 ======= Copyright 2016 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