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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1244-1] ca-certificates update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This release does a complete update of the CA list. This includes removing the StartCom and WoSign certificates to as they are now untrusted by the major browser vendors. This includes 1024-bit root certificates (#858064) and untrusted StartCom and WoSign certificates (#858539) which have been removed, as they are deemed to untrustworthy.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ca-certificates on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 20130119+deb7u2. We recommend that you upgrade your ca-certificates packages.