Medium: python-crypto

Issue Overview:

PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key.

Affected Packages:

python-crypto

Issue Correction:
Run yum update python-crypto to update your system.

New Packages:

i686:  
    python-crypto-2.3-6.5.amzn1.i686  
    python-crypto-debuginfo-2.3-6.5.amzn1.i686  
  
src:  
    python-crypto-2.3-6.5.amzn1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    python-crypto-debuginfo-2.3-6.5.amzn1.x86_64  
    python-crypto-2.3-6.5.amzn1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2012-2417

Mitre: CVE-2012-2417