SUSE-SU-2018:0974-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:0974-1

    Published: 18 Apr 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for erlang

    Details: This update for erlang fixes the following security issue: - CVE-2017-1000385: An erlang TLS server configured with cipher suites using RSA key exchange, may be vulnerable to an Adaptive Chosen Ciphertext attack (AKA Bleichenbacher attack) against RSA, which when exploited, may result in plaintext recovery of encrypted messages and/or a Man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack, despite the attacker not having gained access to the server's private key itself. (bsc#1070960)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180974-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1070960, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000385

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: erlang

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/erlang&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -17.5.6-3.3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
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