[IT-SecNots] [SECURITY] [DSA 2299-1] ca-certificates security update

[Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs AT debian.org>]

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2299-1                   security AT debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                           Thijs Kinkhorst
August 31, 2011                        http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : ca-certificates
Vulnerability  : comprimised certificate authority
Problem type   : local/remote
Debian-specific: no
Debian Bug     : 639744

An unauthorized SSL certificate has been found in the wild issued
the DigiNotar Certificate Authority, obtained through a security
compromise with said company. Debian, like other software
distributors, has as a precaution decided to disable the DigiNotar
Root CA by default in its ca-certificates bundle.

For other software in Debian that ships a CA bundle, like the
Mozilla suite, updates are forthcoming.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), the ca-certificates package
does not contain this root CA.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), the root CA has been
disabled starting ca-certificates version 20090814+nmu3.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and unstable distribution
(sid), the root CA has been disabled starting ca-certificates
version 20110502+nmu1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ca-certificates packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce AT lists.debian.org
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