[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Bug#849698: jessie-pu: package python-crypto/2.6.1-5+deb8u1



Control: tags -1 - moreinfo

Hi

On 2016-12-31 17:03:32, Adam D. Barratt wrote:
> Control: tags -1 + moreinfo
> 
> On Thu, 2016-12-29 at 23:15 +0100, Sebastian Ramacher wrote:
> > I'd like to fix CVE-2013-7459 (#849495) in jessie via the next point release.
> > The issue was marked as no-dsa.
> > 
> > The proposed debdiff is attached. The same patch was applied to the package in
> > unstable.
> 
> +  * Throw exception when IV is used with ECB or CTR (CVE-2013-7459)
> 
> Do we know if any packages currently in Debian misuse the functions in
> that way? (I realise that any that do are broken, but I'd prefer to find
> that out /before/ releasing an point release that makes them explode if
> possible.)

I am not aware of any packages in jessie that pass IVs when using ECB or CTR. At
least I did not find any using codesearch.d.n. This observation was also part of
reason to declare the issue as no-dsa.

Cheers
-- 
Sebastian Ramacher

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: PGP signature


Reply to: