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Posted on 30 August 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201408-10
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Severity: Normal
Title: Libgcrypt: Side-channel attack
Date: August 29, 2014
Bugs: #519396
ID: 201408-10
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Libgcrypt could allow a remote attacker to extract
ElGamal private key information.
Background
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Libgcrypt is a general purpose cryptographic library derived out of
GnuPG.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libgcrypt < 1.5.4 >= 1.5.4
Description
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A vulnerability in the implementation of ElGamal decryption procedures
of Libgcrypt leaks information to various side-channels.
Impact
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A physical side-channel attack allows a remote attacker to fully
extract decryption keys during the decryption of a chosen ciphertext.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Libgcrypt users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libgcrypt-1.5.4"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-5270
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-5270
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-201408-10.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
