[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: python-crypto-2.3-6.fc15
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2012-8490
2012-05-27 06:56:48
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Name : python-crypto
Product : Fedora 15
Version : 2.3
Release : 6.fc15
URL : http://www.pycrypto.org/
Summary : Cryptography library for Python
Description :
Python-crypto is a collection of both secure hash functions (such as MD5 and
SHA), and various encryption algorithms (AES, DES, RSA, ElGamal, etc.).
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Update Information:
This update is a security fix for CVE-2012-2417 (insecure ElGamal key generation). Anyone using ElGamal keys should generate new keys as soon as practical (any additional information about this bug will be tracked at https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164).
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ChangeLog:
* Fri May 25 2012 Paul Howarth <paul at city-fan.org> - 2.3-6
- Fix insecure ElGamal key generation (#825164, CVE-2012-2417)
* Wed May 11 2011 Paul Howarth <paul at city-fan.org> - 2.3-5
- Upstream rolled new tarball with top-level directory restored
- Nobody else likes macros for commands
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #825162 - CVE-2012-2417 python-crypto: Insecure ElGamal key generation
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=825162
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use
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