Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2018.0171
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2018-0171)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-pycrypto' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0171 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-pycrypto' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0171 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The textbook ElGamal implementation is not secure. PyCrypto and some other implementations use the wrong algorithm, which may lead to some information disclosure simply by looking at the encrypted text. For a full description, see [link moved to references] This update includes a fix for this problem backported from pycryptodome. Affected Software/OS: 'python-pycrypto' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-6594 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-62 https://github.com/TElgamal/attack-on-pycrypto-elgamal https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/issues/253 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00018.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/3616-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3616-2/
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