Debian: DSA-2931-1: openssl security update

Date18 May 2014

Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

It was discovered that incorrect memory handling in OpenSSL's do_ssl3_write() function could result in denial of service. The oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2931-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
May 18, 2014                           http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : openssl
CVE ID         : CVE-2014-0198

It was discovered that incorrect memory handling in OpenSSL's 
do_ssl3_write() function could result in denial of service.

The oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.1e-2+deb7u9.

For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.1g-4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.1g-4.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssl packages.

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these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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