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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-25
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: OpenSSL: Denial of Service
Date: February 21, 2014
Bugs: #497838
ID: 201402-25

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in OpenSSL’s handling of TLS handshakes could result in
a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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OpenSSL is an Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) as well as a general
purpose cryptography library.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/openssl < 1.0.1f >= 1.0.1f
< 1.0.1

Description
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A flaw in the ssl3_take_mac function can result in a NULL pointer
dereference.

Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted TLS handshake,
resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All OpenSSL 1.0.1 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.1f”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-4353
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4353

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-201402-25.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 2014 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

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