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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2981-1 (polarssl - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
A flaw was discovered in PolarSSL, a lightweight crypto and SSL/TLS library, which can be exploited by a remote unauthenticated attacker to mount a denial of service against PolarSSL servers that offer GCM ciphersuites. Potentially clients are affected too if a malicious server decides to execute the denial of service attack against its clients.
Affected Software
Affected Software
polarssl on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.9-1~deb7u3. For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.7-2.1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.7-2.1. We recommend that you upgrade your polarssl packages.