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* [ptxdist] [PATCHv2] dropbear: version bump 2014.65 -> 2015.67
@ 2015-02-20  9:51 Bruno Thomsen
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From: Bruno Thomsen @ 2015-02-20  9:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ptxdist; +Cc: bth

The new version contain options to enable/disable cipher modes.
Default security level increased by disabling CBC mode and enabling CTR mode.

Tenable Network Security - Nessus:
http://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=70658

Signed-off-by: Bruno Thomsen <bth@kamstrup.com>
---
 rules/dropbear.in   | 15 +++++++++++++++
 rules/dropbear.make | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rules/dropbear.in b/rules/dropbear.in
index fe2ada3..1c1d813 100644
--- a/rules/dropbear.in
+++ b/rules/dropbear.in
@@ -203,6 +203,21 @@ config DROPBEAR_TWOFISH256
 	  bijective f function made by four key-dependent
 	  8x8-bit S-boxes.
 
+config DROPBEAR_CBC_CIPHERS
+	bool
+	prompt "CBC mode ciphers"
+	help
+	  Enable CBC mode for ciphers. This has security issues though
+	  is the most compatible with older SSH implementations.
+
+config DROPBEAR_CTR_CIPHERS
+	bool
+	prompt "Counter mode ciphers"
+	default y
+	help
+	  Enable "Counter Mode" for ciphers. This is more secure than normal
+	  CBC mode against certain attacks. This adds around 1kB to binary
+	  size and is recommended for most cases.
 
 comment "Integrity, at least one required --- RFC Draft requires sha1-hmac and recommends sha1-96"
 
diff --git a/rules/dropbear.make b/rules/dropbear.make
index f03d0fc..ab9da5d 100644
--- a/rules/dropbear.make
+++ b/rules/dropbear.make
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ PACKAGES-$(PTXCONF_DROPBEAR) += dropbear
 #
 # Paths and names
 #
-DROPBEAR_VERSION	:= 2014.65
-DROPBEAR_MD5		:= 1918604238817385a156840fa2c39490
+DROPBEAR_VERSION	:= 2015.67
+DROPBEAR_MD5		:= e967e320344cd4bfebe321e3ab8514d6
 DROPBEAR		:= dropbear-$(DROPBEAR_VERSION)
 DROPBEAR_SUFFIX		:= tar.bz2
 DROPBEAR_URL		:= http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/releases/$(DROPBEAR).$(DROPBEAR_SUFFIX)
@@ -163,7 +163,21 @@ else
 	@$(call disable_c, $(DROPBEAR_DIR)/options.h,DROPBEAR_TWOFISH128)
 endif
 
+ifdef PTXCONF_DROPBEAR_CBC_CIPHERS
+	@echo "ptxdist: enabling cbc ciphers"
+	@$(call enable_c, $(DROPBEAR_DIR)/options.h,DROPBEAR_ENABLE_CBC_MODE)
+else
+	@echo "ptxdist: disabling cbc ciphers"
+	@$(call disable_c, $(DROPBEAR_DIR)/options.h,DROPBEAR_ENABLE_CBC_MODE)
+endif
 
+ifdef PTXCONF_DROPBEAR_CTR_CIPHERS
+	@echo "ptxdist: enabling ctr ciphers"
+	@$(call enable_c, $(DROPBEAR_DIR)/options.h,DROPBEAR_ENABLE_CTR_MODE)
+else
+	@echo "ptxdist: disabling ctr ciphers"
+	@$(call disable_c, $(DROPBEAR_DIR)/options.h,DROPBEAR_ENABLE_CTR_MODE)
+endif
 
 ifdef PTXCONF_DROPBEAR_SHA1
 	@echo "ptxdist: enabling sha1"
-- 
1.9.1


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