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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-2178: OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jun 19, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

The dsa_sign_setup function in crypto/dsa/dsa_ossl.c in OpenSSL through 1.0.2h does not properly ensure the use of constant-time operations, which makes it easier for local users to discover a DSA private key via a timing side-channel attack.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-openssl
Title
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