SuSE 11.3 Security Update : openssh (SAT Patch Number 9357)

This update for OpenSSH fixes the following issues : - Exit sshd normally when port is already in use. bnc832628 - Use hardware crypto engines where available. bnc826427 - Use correct options for login when it is used. bnc833605 - Move FIPS messages to higher debug level. bnc862875 - Fix forwardi...

openSUSE Security Update : openssl (openSUSE-SU-2013:0337-1)

openssl was updated to 1.0.1e, fixing bugs and security issues : o Fix renegotiation in TLS 1.1, 1.2 by using the correct TLS version. o Include the fips configuration module. o Fix OCSP bad key DoS attack CVE-2013-0166 bnc802746 o Fix for SSL/TLS/DTLS CBC plaintext recovery attack CVE-2013-0169...

NIST Seeking Public Comment on SHA-3 Crypto Algorithm

The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST is inviting the public to analyze and comment on its Secure Hash Algorithm-3 SHA-3, the latest iteration of cryptographic hash functions endorsed and published by the U.S. standards agency in order to protect the integrity of electronic...

Medium: cyrus-sasl

Issue Overview: Cyrus SASL 2.1.23, 2.1.26, and earlier does not properly handle when a NULL value is returned upon an error by the crypt function as implemented in glibc 2.17 and later, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service thread crash and consumption via 1 an invalid salt o...

NIST SP 800-52 Revision 1 Recommends TLS 1.2 by Jan. 1, 2015

U.S. federal government agencies are being told they should move to TLS 1.2 by the beginning of 2015. The National Institute for Standards and Technology, NIST, recently released NIST Special Publication 800-52 Revision 1, which includes the final public comments made since SP 800-52 was withdraw...

MGASA-2014-0144 Updated stunnel package fixes security vulnerability

A flaw was found in the way stunnel, a socket wrapper which can provide SSL support to ordinary applications, performed reinitialization of PRNG after fork. When accepting a new connection, the server forks and the child process handles the request. The RANDbytes function of openssl doesn't reset...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : python (SAT Patch Number 8892)

This update for Python fixes the following security issues : - SSL module does not handle certificates that contain hostnames with NULL bytes. CVE-2013-4238. bnc834601 - Various stdlib read flaws. CVE-2013-1752 Additionally, the following non-security issues have been fixed:. bnc856836 - Turn off...

CVE-2013-2179

X.Org xdm 1.1.10, 1.1.11, and possibly other versions, when performing authentication using certain implementations of the crypt API function that can return NULL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and crash by attempting to log into an account whose...

CVE-2013-2179

X.Org xdm 1.1.10, 1.1.11, and possibly other versions, when performing authentication using certain implementations of the crypt API function that can return NULL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and crash by attempting to log into an account whose...

Null pointer dereference

X.Org xdm 1.1.10, 1.1.11, and possibly other versions, when performing authentication using certain implementations of the crypt API function that can return NULL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and crash by attempting to log into an account whose...

CVE-2013-2179

CVE-2013-2179 affects X.Org xdm 1.1.10 and 1.1.11 (and possibly other versions). The vulnerability arises when performing authentication using certain implementations of the crypt() API that can return NULL, enabling remote attackers to trigger a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference (...

CVE-2013-2179

X.Org xdm 1.1.10, 1.1.11, and possibly other versions, when performing authentication using certain implementations of the crypt API function that can return NULL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and crash by attempting to log into an account whose...

Oracle Linux 6 : dracut (ELSA-2013-1674)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2013-1674 advisory. 004-336.0.1 - do not strip modules with signatures. orabug 17458249 Jerry Snitselaar - scsiwait module removed in 3.8. Mute errors. orabug 16977193 Maxim Uvarov...

openssh security, bug fix, and enhancement update

5.3p1-94 - use dracut-fips package to determine if a FIPS module is installed 1001565 5.3p1-93 - use dist tag in suffixes for hmac checksum files 1001565 5.3p1-92 - use hmacsuffix for ssh,d hmac checksums 1001565 5.3p1-91 - fix NSS keys support 1004763 5.3p1-90 - change default value of MaxStartu...

dracut security, bug fix, and enhancement update

004-336.0.1 - do not strip modules with signatures. orabug 17458249 Jerry Snitselaar - scsiwait module removed in 3.8. Mute errors. orabug 16977193 Maxim Uvarov find firmware in /lib/modules/firmware/2.6.32-400.1.1.el5uek first and /lib/modules/firmware second Resolves: Orabug: 13351090 - Fix btr...

Dual_EC_DRBG output using untrusted curve constants may be predictable

Overview Output of the Dual Elliptic Curve Deterministic Random Bit Generator DUALECDRBG algorithm may be predictable by an attacker who has chosen elliptic curve parameters in advance. Description NIST SP 800-90A defines three elliptic curves for use in DualECDBRG but does not describe the...

CVE-2013-4122

Cyrus SASL 2.1.23, 2.1.26, and earlier does not properly handle when a NULL value is returned upon an error by the crypt function as implemented in glibc 2.17 and later, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service thread crash and consumption via 1 an invalid salt or, when FIPS-140...

ALPINE-CVE-2013-4122

Cyrus SASL 2.1.23, 2.1.26, and earlier does not properly handle when a NULL value is returned upon an error by the crypt function as implemented in glibc 2.17 and later, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service thread crash and consumption via 1 an invalid salt or, when FIPS-140...

Null pointer dereference

Cyrus SASL 2.1.23, 2.1.26, and earlier does not properly handle when a NULL value is returned upon an error by the crypt function as implemented in glibc 2.17 and later, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service thread crash and consumption via 1 an invalid salt or, when FIPS-140...

CVE-2013-4122

CVE-2013-4122 affects Cyrus SASL 2.1.23, 2.1.26 and earlier. The root cause is incorrect handling of when a NULL value is returned on error by the crypt function in glibc 2.17+, enabling remote DoS via (1) invalid salt or (2) DES or (3) MD5 passwords when FIPS-140 is enabled, triggering a NULL po...