Thought all you Ubuntu users should learn about this:
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kinzer, Lowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, May 13, 2008 at 12:29 PM Subject: [Sysadmin-L] Debian, Ubuntu OpenSSL vulnerability To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] USN-612-1: OpenSSL vulnerability <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-1> Partial text included below. Cheers, Lowell =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-612-1 May 13, 2008 openssl vulnerability CVE-2008-0166 =========================================================== A weakness has been discovered in the random number generator used by OpenSSL on Debian and Ubuntu systems. As a result of this weakness, certain encryption keys are much more common than they should be, such that an attacker could guess the key through a brute-force attack given minimal knowledge of the system. This particularly affects the use of encryption keys in OpenSSH, OpenVPN and SSL certificates. This vulnerability only affects operating systems which (like Ubuntu) are based on Debian. However, other systems can be indirectly affected if weak keys are imported into them. We consider this an extremely serious vulnerability, and urge all users to act immediately to secure their systems. (CVE-2008-0166) This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. <snip> -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
