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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:050-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : python-pycrypto
Date : February 23, 2009
Affected: 2009.0
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Problem Description:
A vulnerability have been discovered and corrected in PyCrypto
ARC2 module 2.0.1, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial
of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large ARC2 key
length (CVE-2009-0544).
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
Update:
The previous update package was not signed.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0544
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
e50d00d0c1a180f214ba9ad5d712e4e4 2009.0/i586/python-pycrypto-2.0.1-4.2mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
610275bf3bcc33e324cc42ea1a1e0021 2009.0/SRPMS/python-pycrypto-2.0.1-4.2mdv2009.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
77071b620a3b193ddc50bcc7e60873be 2009.0/x86_64/python-pycrypto-2.0.1-4.2mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
610275bf3bcc33e324cc42ea1a1e0021 2009.0/SRPMS/python-pycrypto-2.0.1-4.2mdv2009.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:
gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98
You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team