Packages
- python-cryptography - Cryptography Python library
Details
Markus Döring discovered that python-cryptography incorrectly handled
certain HKDF lengths. This could result in python-cryptography returning an
empty string instead of the expected derived key.
Markus Döring discovered that python-cryptography incorrectly handled
certain HKDF lengths. This could result in python-cryptography returning an
empty string instead of the expected derived key.
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|
16.10 yakkety | python-cryptography – 1.5-2ubuntu0.1 | ||
python3-cryptography – 1.5-2ubuntu0.1 | |||
16.04 xenial | python-cryptography – 1.2.3-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
python3-cryptography – 1.2.3-1ubuntu0.1 |
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