SB2019071518 - Insufficient Entropy in libice (Alpine package)
Published: July 15, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019071518
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insufficient Entropy (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2626)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
It was discovered that libICE before 1.0.9-8 used a weak entropy to generate keys. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw for session hijacking using the information available from the process list.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.