Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PuTTY, the worst of which could lead to compromised keys.
| Package | net-misc/putty on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 0.81 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 0.81 |
PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PuTTY. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
There is no known workaround at this time.
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.