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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2016.054.03
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2016-054-03)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libgcrypt' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-054-03 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libgcrypt' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-054-03 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New libgcrypt packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0,
14.1, and -current to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/libgcrypt-1.5.5-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
Mitigate chosen cipher text attacks on ECDH with Weierstrass curves.
Use ciphertext blinding for Elgamal decryption.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'libgcrypt' package(s) on Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
1.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3591
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-7511
BugTraq ID: 83253
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83253
Debian Security Information: DSA-3474 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3474
Debian Security Information: DSA-3478 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3478
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W2IL4PAEICHGA2XMQYRY3MIWHM4GMPAG/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-04
http://www.cs.tau.ac.IL/~tromer/ecdh/
https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2016q1/000384.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1227 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00027.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2896-1
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