1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2229-1

USN-2229-1: GnuTLS vulnerability

Publication date

2 June 2014

Overview

GnuTLS could be made to crash or run programs if it connected to a malicious server.

Releases

Packages

Details

Joonas Kuorilehto discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled Server Hello
messages. A malicious remote server or a machine-in-the-middle could use this
issue to cause GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.

Joonas Kuorilehto discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled Server Hello
messages. A malicious remote server or a machine-in-the-middle could use this
issue to cause GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.04 trusty libgnutls26 –  2.12.23-12ubuntu2.1
13.10 saucy libgnutls26 –  2.12.23-1ubuntu4.3
12.04 precise libgnutls26 –  2.12.14-5ubuntu3.8
10.04 lucid libgnutls26 –  2.8.5-2ubuntu0.6

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