GLSA-201604-04 : libksba: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 90743

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201604-04 (libksba: Multiple vulnerabilities)

libksba is vulnerable to two integer overflows and a Denial of Service vulnerability. Please read the references for additional details.
Impact :

Remote attackers could cause Denial of Service or unspecified other vectors through various integer overflows.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libksba users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/libksba-1.3.3'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 90743

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201604-04.nasl

Version: 2.2

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 4/27/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libksba, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/26/2016

Reference Information

GLSA: 201604-04

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