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ArchLinux: 201410-6: openssl: denial of service / man-in-the-middle / poodle mitigation

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The package openssl before version 1.0.1.j-1 is vulnerable to a remote denial of service via two different memory leaks. In addition to that, it fails to properly disable the SSLv3 protocol when building with the no-ssl3 option, thus leaving openssl vulnerable to the POODLE attack on SSLv3. This new version adds support for TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV to allow applications to block the ability for a MITM attacker to force a protocol downgrade, as exploited on the POODLE attack.