USN-3065-1: Libgcrypt vulnerability
USN-3065-1: Libgcrypt vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3065-1 18th August, 2016 libgcrypt11, libgcrypt20 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Libgcrypt incorrectly generated random numbers. Software description libgcrypt11 – LGPL Crypto library libgcrypt20 – LGPL Crypto library Details Felix Dörre and Vladimir Klebanov discovered that Libgcrypt incorrectlyhandled mixing functions in the random number generator. An attacker ableto obtain 4640 bits from the RNG can trivially predict the next 160 bits ofoutput. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libgcrypt20 1.6.5-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libgcrypt11 1.5.3-2ubuntu4.4 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libgcrypt11 1.5.0-3ubuntu0.6 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2016-6313 Source: [ more… ]