Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202007-53 ≈ Packet Storm
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-53
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Severity: Normal
Title: Dropbear: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 28, 2020
Bugs: #723848
ID: 202007-53
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Dropbear, the worst of
which could result in a Denial of Service condition.
Background
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Dropbear is an SSH server and client designed with a small memory
footprint.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/dropbear < 2020.80 >= 2020.80
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Dropbear. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Dropbear users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/dropbear-2020.80"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-0739
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0739
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-12437
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12437
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-20685
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20685
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-53
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 2020 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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