Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-13 - Nghttp2 is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. Versions less than 1.7.1 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-13
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: nghttp2: Denial of Service
Date: December 05, 2016
Bugs: #574780
ID: 201612-13
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Synopsis
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Nghttp2 is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack.
Background
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Nghttp2 is an implementation of HTTP/2 and its header compression
algorithm HPACK in C.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/nghttp2 < 1.7.1 >= 1.7.1
Description
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Nghttpd, nghttp, and libnghttp2_asio applications do not limit the
memory usage for the incoming HTTP header field. If a peer sends a
specially crafted HTTP/2 HEADERS frame and CONTINUATION frame, they
will crash with an out of memory error.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All nghttp2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/nghttp2-1.7.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-1544
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1544
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-13
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5