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SUSE: CVE-2016-7798: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
01/30/2017
Created
07/10/2020
Added
06/10/2020
Modified
06/10/2020

Description

The openssl gem for Ruby uses the same initialization vector (IV) in GCM Mode (aes-*-gcm) when the IV is set before the key, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-libruby2_1-2_1
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-1
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-1-devel
  • suse-upgrade-ruby2-1-stdlib
  • suse-upgrade-yast2-ruby-bindings

References

  • SUSE-SU-2020:1570-1
  • 93031
  • DSA-3966
  • CVE-2016-7798
  • USN-3365-1

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