SB2009110201 - Cryptographic issues in Linux kernel
Published: November 2, 2009
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009110201
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3624)
The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to cryptographic issues error. A local user can read and manipulate data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125619420905341&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37086
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125624091417161&w=2
- http://twitter.com/spendergrsec/statuses/4916661870
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21279cfa107af07ef985539ac0de2152b9cba5f5