[git] GCRYPT - branch, LIBGCRYPT-1-5-BRANCH, updated. libgcrypt-1.5.4-2-g5958574

by Werner Koch cvs at cvs.gnupg.org
Mon Aug 18 08:46:21 CEST 2014


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commit 5958574a8285e9d759d7d95418cacd3d352f77a2
Author: Werner Koch <wk at gnupg.org>
Date:   Mon Aug 18 08:46:23 2014 +0200

    Add CVE id to 1.5.4 NEWS.
    
    --
    
    Note that the 1.6 branch and later versions were not vulnerable
    because they already used the sliding window method.

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index dcdd2b9..56d7237 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.5.4 (2014-08-07) [C19/A8/R3]
  Backported from 1.6:
 
  * Improved performance of RSA, DSA, and Elgamal by using a new
-   exponentiation algorithm.
+   exponentiation algorithm.  [CVE-2014-5270]
 
  * Fixed a subtle bug in mpi_set_bit which could set spurious bits.
 

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