SUSE-SU-2017:1481-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171481-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1481-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2017:1481-1
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Related
Published
2017-06-02T13:03:06Z
Modified
2026-03-11T06:32:55Z
Summary
Security update for libnettle
Details

This update for libnettle fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-6489:
  • Reject invalid RSA keys with even modulo.
  • Check for invalid keys, with even p, in dsa_sign().
  • Use function mpz_powm_sec() instead of mpz_powm() (bsc#991464).
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
libnettle

Package

Name
libnettle
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libnettle&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.1-12.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libhogweed2":  "2.7.1-12.1",
            "libhogweed2-32bit":  "2.7.1-12.1",
            "libnettle4":  "2.7.1-12.1",
            "libnettle4-32bit":  "2.7.1-12.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1481-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
libnettle

Package

Name
libnettle
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libnettle&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.1-12.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libhogweed2":  "2.7.1-12.1",
            "libhogweed2-32bit":  "2.7.1-12.1",
            "libnettle4":  "2.7.1-12.1",
            "libnettle4-32bit":  "2.7.1-12.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1481-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
libnettle

Package

Name
libnettle
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libnettle&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.1-12.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libhogweed2":  "2.7.1-12.1",
            "libnettle4":  "2.7.1-12.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1481-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
libnettle

Package

Name
libnettle
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libnettle&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.1-12.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libhogweed2":  "2.7.1-12.1",
            "libhogweed2-32bit":  "2.7.1-12.1",
            "libnettle4":  "2.7.1-12.1",
            "libnettle4-32bit":  "2.7.1-12.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1481-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
libnettle

Package

Name
libnettle
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libnettle&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.1-12.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libnettle-devel":  "2.7.1-12.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1481-1.json"