Debian: DSA-2833-1: openssl security update
Debian: DSA-2833-1: openssl security update
Multiple security issues have been fixed in OpenSSL: The TLS 1.2 support was susceptible to denial of service and retransmission of DTLS messages was fixed. In addition this updates disables the insecure Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm (which was unused anyway, see
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2833-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff January 01, 2014 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : openssl Vulnerability : several Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2013-6449 CVE-2013-6450 Debian Bug : 732754 732710 Multiple security issues have been fixed in OpenSSL: The TLS 1.2 support was susceptible to denial of service and retransmission of DTLS messages was fixed. In addition this updates disables the insecure Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm (which was unused anyway, see https://marc.info/?l=openssl-announce&m=138747119822324&w=2 for further information) and no longer uses the RdRand feature available on some Intel CPUs as a sole source of entropy unless explicitly requested. For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.1e-2+deb7u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.1e-5. We recommend that you upgrade your openssl packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.