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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-6489: nettle: Information disclosure

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-6489: nettle: Information disclosure

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/14/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-nettle

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