Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202407-06

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202407-06
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Severity: Normal
Title: cryptography: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: July 01, 2024
Bugs: #769419, #864049, #893576, #918685, #925120
ID: 202407-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cryptography, the worst
of which could lead to a denial of service.

Background
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cryptography is a package which provides cryptographic recipes and
primitives to Python developers.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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dev-python/cryptography < 42.0.4 >= 42.0.4

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cryptography. 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 cryptography users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-python/cryptography-42.0.4”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-36242
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36242
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-23931
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23931
[ 3 ] CVE-2023-49083
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49083
[ 4 ] CVE-2024-26130
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26130

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/202407-06

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 2024 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