Discover the Gentoo GLSA Advisory on PuTTY's Critical Vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PuTTY. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All PuTTY users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/putty-0.81"
In addition, any keys generated with PuTTY versions 0.68 to 0.80 should
be considered breached and should be regenerated.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2023-48795
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48795
[ 2 ] CVE-2024-31497
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31497
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-11
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PuTTY, the worst of
which could lead to compromised keys.
Background
PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix
platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.
Affected Packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
-------------- ------------ ------------
net-misc/putty < 0.81 >= 0.81
Impact
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.