Debian: DSA-2837-1: openssl security update

Date07 Jan 2014

CategoryDebian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

Anton Johannson discovered that an invalid TLS handshake package could crash OpenSSL with a NULL pointer dereference. The oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2837-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
January 07, 2014                       http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : openssl
Vulnerability  : programming error
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2013-4353

Anton Johannson discovered that an invalid TLS handshake package could
crash OpenSSL with a NULL pointer dereference.

The oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.1e-2+deb7u3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.1f-1.

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: http://www.debian.org/security/

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