vulnerability
Arch Linux: Information disclosure (CVE-2016-2183)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Sep 1, 2016 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Sep 1, 2016
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
SWEET32 (https://sweet32.info) is an attack on older block cipher algorithms that use a block size of 64 bits. In mitigation for the SWEET32 attack DES based ciphersuites have been moved from the HIGH cipherstring group to MEDIUM.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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