[SC.LUG] [Fwd: [MK] [Fwd: [SECURITY] [DSA 1571-1] New openssl packages fix predictable random number generator]]

Richard Smedley smedley358 at btinternet.com
Tue May 13 21:44:00 BST 2008 

For Debian and Ubuntu users (etc.).

-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Gavin Westwood <mklug at gavinwestwood.co.uk>
Reply-To: Milton Keynes LUG (Main List) <mk at mailman.lug.org.uk>
To: Mklug <mk at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: [MK] [Fwd: [SECURITY] [DSA 1571-1] New openssl packages fix
predictable random number generator]
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 13:57:13 +0100

I thought I should bring this to the attention of Debian users, as the 
fixed package doesn't resolve the vulnerability in previously generated 
certificates.
I'm not sure if it affects Ubuntu as well or not.

Please read the detailed advisory below if you have generated any 
certificate/key on a Debian platform (even if you then used it 
elsewhere) to find out if you need to do anything.

Thanks

Gavin

-------- Original Message --------
Subject:     [SECURITY] [DSA 1571-1] New openssl packages fix 
predictable random number generator
Resent-Date:     Tue, 13 May 2008 12:17:41 +0000 (UTC)
Resent-From:     debian-security-announce at lists.debian.org
Date:     Tue, 13 May 2008 14:06:39 +0200
From:     Florian Weimer <fw at deneb.enyo.de>
Reply-To:     debian-security at lists.debian.org
To:     debian-security-announce at lists.debian.org



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Debian Security Advisory DSA-1571-1                  security at debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                           Florian Weimer
May 13, 2008                          http://www.debian.org/security/faq
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package        : openssl
Vulnerability  : predictable random number generator
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: yes
CVE Id(s)      : CVE-2008-0166

Luciano Bello discovered that the random number generator in Debian's
openssl package is predictable.  This is caused by an incorrect
Debian-specific change to the openssl package (CVE-2008-0166).  As a
result, cryptographic key material may be guessable.

This is a Debian-specific vulnerability which does not affect other
operating systems which are not based on Debian.  However, other systems
can be indirectly affected if weak keys are imported into them.

It is strongly recommended that all cryptographic key material which has
been generated by OpenSSL versions starting with 0.9.8c-1 on Debian
systems is recreated from scratch.  Furthermore, all DSA keys ever used
on affected Debian systems for signing or authentication purposes should
be considered compromised; the Digital Signature Algorithm relies on a
secret random value used during signature generation.

The first vulnerable version, 0.9.8c-1, was uploaded to the unstable
distribution on 2006-09-17, and has since propagated to the testing and
current stable (etch) distributions.  The old stable distribution
(sarge) is not affected.

Affected keys include SSH keys, OpenVPN keys, DNSSEC keys, and key
material for use in X.509 certificates and session keys used in SSL/TLS
connections.  Keys generated with GnuPG or GNUTLS are not affected,
though.

A detector for known weak key material will be published at:

  <http://security.debian.org/project/extra/dowkd/dowkd.pl.gz>
  <http://security.debian.org/project/extra/dowkd/dowkd.pl.gz.asc>
    (OpenPGP signature)

Instructions how to implement key rollover for various packages will be
published at:

  <http://www.debian.org/security/key-rollover/>

This web site will be continously updated to reflect new and updated
instructions on key rollovers for packages using SSL certificates.
Popular packages not affected will also be listed.

In addition to this critical change, two other vulnerabilities have been
fixed in the openssl package which were originally scheduled for release
with the next etch point release: OpenSSL's DTLS (Datagram TLS,
basically "SSL over UDP") implementation did not actually implement the
DTLS specification, but a potentially much weaker protocol, and
contained a vulnerability permitting arbitrary code execution
(CVE-2007-4995).  A side channel attack in the integer multiplication
routines is also addressed (CVE-2007-3108).

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.9.8c-4etch3.

For the unstable distribution (sid) and the testing distribution
(lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 0.9.8g-9.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssl package and subsequently
regenerate any cryptographic material, as outlined above.

Upgrade instructions
--------------------

wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
        will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
        will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.


Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
-------------------------------

Source archives:

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3.dsc
    Size/MD5 checksum:     1099 5e60a893c9c3258669845b0a56d9d9d6
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c.orig.tar.gz
    Size/MD5 checksum:  3313857 78454bec556bcb4c45129428a766c886
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3.diff.gz
    Size/MD5 checksum:    55320 f0e457d6459255da86f388dcf695ee20

alpha architecture (DEC Alpha)

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3_alpha.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1025954 d82f535b49f8c56aa2135f2fa52e7059
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8-dbg_0.9.8c-4etch3_alpha.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  4558230 399adb0f2c7faa51065d4977a7f3b3c4
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch3_alpha.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2620892 0e5efdec0a912c5ae56bb7c5d5d896c6
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_alpha.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2561650 affe364ebcabc2aa33ae8b8c3f797b5e
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb_0.9.8c-4etch3_alpha.udeb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   677172 5228d266c1fc742181239019dbad4c42

amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64))

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8-dbg_0.9.8c-4etch3_amd64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1654902 d8ad8dc51449cf6db938d2675789ab25
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch3_amd64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   891102 2e97e35c44308a59857d2e640ddf141a
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3_amd64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   992248 82193ea11b0bc08c74a775039b855a05
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_amd64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2178610 fb7c53e5f157c43753db31885ff68420
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb_0.9.8c-4etch3_amd64.udeb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   580250 7fb3d7fee129cc9a4fb21f5c471dfbab

arm architecture (ARM)

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8-dbg_0.9.8c-4etch3_arm.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1537440 c5ab48e9bde49ba32648fb581b90ba18
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb_0.9.8c-4etch3_arm.udeb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   516576 84385b137c731de3b86824c17affa9f3
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_arm.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2049882 7ed60840eb3e6b26c6856dcaf5776b0c
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3_arm.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1011698 abfa887593089ac0f1cd4e31154897ee
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch3_arm.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   805912 a605625ea107252e9aebbc77902a63ed

hppa architecture (HP PA RISC)

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8-dbg_0.9.8c-4etch3_hppa.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1585900 2cbe55764db351dc6c3c2d622aa90caf
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_hppa.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2248328 664fb0992b786ce067a7d878056fc191
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3_hppa.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1030782 21f445c541d5e5b7c16de1db9ee9d681
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch3_hppa.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   945144 c1092f3bb94d920d0beaa372c9cab04e
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb_0.9.8c-4etch3_hppa.udeb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   631132 76339119275786b5e80a7a1b4cd26b71

i386 architecture (Intel ia32)

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_i386.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2086512 eeef437fb87ad6687cd953d5951aa472
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8-dbg_0.9.8c-4etch3_i386.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  5584696 6d364557c9d392bb90706e049860be66
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3_i386.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1000832 ed5668305f1e4b4e4a22fbd24514c758
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb_0.9.8c-4etch3_i386.udeb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   554676 dbad0172c990359282884bac1d141034
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch3_i386.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2717086 361fde071d18ccf93338134357ab1a61

ia64 architecture (Intel ia64)

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb_0.9.8c-4etch3_ia64.udeb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   801748 05b29fc674311bd31fe945036a08abd5
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch3_ia64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1192192 56be85aceb4e79e45f39c4546bfecf4f
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_ia64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2593418 f9edaea0a86c1a1cea391f890d7ee70f
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8-dbg_0.9.8c-4etch3_ia64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1569418 4b2cb04d13efabdddddbd0f6d3cefd9b
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3_ia64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1071156 e1f487c4310ad526c071f7483de4cd1a

mips architecture (MIPS (Big Endian))

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3_mips.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1003816 f895a8bc714e9c373ee80f736b5af00b
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_mips.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2262266 004484e816d4fe5ff03fe6d7df38d7b7
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8-dbg_0.9.8c-4etch3_mips.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1692606 e8273f5d123f892a81a155f14ba19b50
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch3_mips.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   875558 44074bce1cde4281c5abcf45817f429d
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb_0.9.8c-4etch3_mips.udeb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   580130 b6b810d1c39164747e3ebc9df4903974

mipsel architecture (MIPS (Little Endian))

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb_0.9.8c-4etch3_mipsel.udeb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   566168 97963ca9b6ada94445fb25b3126655e9
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3_mipsel.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   992712 41c2bbe984553d693f21c3ec349ea465
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_mipsel.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2255558 3c63936cd511975291b4230bef1a2e3b
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch3_mipsel.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   860506 d580fbeed6efd734245ea7a7bed225bb
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8-dbg_0.9.8c-4etch3_mipsel.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1649300 3315d1406f995f5b6d2a4f958976a794

powerpc architecture (PowerPC)

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3_powerpc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1002022 b2749639425c3a8ac493e072cfffb358
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch3_powerpc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   895460 e15fbbbbcfe17e82bacc07f6febd9707
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb_0.9.8c-4etch3_powerpc.udeb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   585320 61488ea7f54b55a21f7147fe5bc3b0f0
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8-dbg_0.9.8c-4etch3_powerpc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1728384 539ee1a3fe7d9b89034ebfe3c1091b6f
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_powerpc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2210792 82e9e27c6083a95c76c5817f9604178f

s390 architecture (IBM S/390)

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb_0.9.8c-4etch3_s390.udeb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   643008 4861c78ea63b6c3c08c22a0c5326d981
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8-dbg_0.9.8c-4etch3_s390.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1632976 01d289d460622382b59d07950305764f
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch3_s390.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   951404 d92bb390489bed0abff58f7a1ceade6b
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3_s390.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1014308 487c24f2af25797a857814af7c9c0d0b
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_s390.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2193782 f1fe472c802e929a57bd8c8560bd3009

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC)

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8-dbg_0.9.8c-4etch3_sparc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  4091340 970453ebfab8152c9c44ae210fbaa2a4
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb_0.9.8c-4etch3_sparc.udeb
    Size/MD5 checksum:   539054 7be1258f74165c4b037e202d2048f8ce
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8c-4etch3_sparc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  1010536 6444d6cc6fd838c82716462aacd1cf84
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch3_sparc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2108000 ab0d0ccc72764a26b7767cace520b269
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch3_sparc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:  2126386 61ddc204ee650cdd0f2b56e358134e2b


  These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
  its next update.

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