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Debian Stretch DSA-4594-1 Critical: OpenSSL 1.0 Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey December 27, 2019
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A critical vulnerability affecting openssl1.0 in Debian has been resolved through security patches for the oldstable stretch version.
Guido Vranken discovered an overflow bug in the x64_64 Montgomery squaring procedure used in exponentiation with 512-bit moduli

Summary

Guido Vranken discovered an overflow bug in the x64_64 Montgomery
squaring procedure used in exponentiation with 512-bit moduli.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.0.2u-1~deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssl1.0 packages.

For the detailed security status of openssl1.0 please refer to
its security tracker page at:

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/



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Package: openssl1.0
CVE ID: CVE-2019-1551

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