Bug#827620: netty: CVE-2016-4970: Infinite loop vulnerability when handling renegotiation using SslProvider.OpenSsl

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: netty
Version: 1:4.0.36-2
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for netty. Can you please
double-check this issue. According the upstream all versions
4.0.0.Final - 4.0.36.Final and 4.1.0.Final would be affected, and
fixed in 4.1.1.Final, according to [1].

CVE-2016-4970[0]:
Infinite loop vulnerability when handling renegotiation using SslProvider.OpenSsl

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4970
[1] http://netty.io/news/2016/06/07/4-1-1-Final.html

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore