=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1843-1
May 29, 2013

gnutls26 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

GnuTLS could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- gnutls26: GNU TLS library

Details:

It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain padding bytes. A
remote attacker could use this flaw to cause an application using GnuTLS to
crash, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.04:
  libgnutls26                     2.12.23-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libgnutls26                     2.12.14-5ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libgnutls26                     2.12.14-5ubuntu3.4

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libgnutls26                     2.8.5-2ubuntu0.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1843-1
  CVE-2013-2116

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.12.23-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.12.14-5ubuntu4.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.12.14-5ubuntu3.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.8.5-2ubuntu0.4


Ubuntu 1843-1: GnuTLS vulnerability

May 29, 2013
GnuTLS could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: libgnutls26 2.12.23-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libgnutls26 2.12.14-5ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libgnutls26 2.12.14-5ubuntu3.4 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libgnutls26 2.8.5-2ubuntu0.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1843-1

CVE-2013-2116

Severity
May 29, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.12.23-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.12.14-5ubuntu4.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.12.14-5ubuntu3.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.8.5-2ubuntu0.4

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