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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201606-19
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: kwalletd: Information disclosure
Date: June 27, 2016
Bugs: #496768
ID: 201606-19
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Synopsis
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Kwalletd password stores are vulnerable to codebook attacks.
Background
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Kwalletd is is a credentials management application for KDE.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 kde-apps/kwalletd < 4.14.3-r2 >= 4.14.3-r2
Description
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Kwalletd in KWallet uses Blowfish with ECB mode instead of CBC mode
when encrypting the password store.
Impact
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Local attackers, with access to the password store, could conduct a
codebook attack in order to obtain confidential passwords.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All kwalletd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-apps/kwalletd-4.14.3-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-7252
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7252
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-19
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5