Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 1,394
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 1,394

Debian: DSA-4875-1 Critical NULL Pointer Issue In OpenSSL

debian
Calendar Grey March 25, 2021
Debian Logo
The Slackware Security Advisory SLSA-2023-001 highlights a vulnerability in Apache that may cause unauthorized access to sensitive data.
A NULL pointer dereference was found in the signature_algorithms processing in OpenSSL, a Secure Sockets Layer toolkit, which could result in denial of service
Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service debian NULL pointer openssl

Summary

Additional details can be found in the upstream advisory:
https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20210325.txt

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.1d-0+deb10u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssl packages.

For the detailed security status of openssl please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/openssl

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/



Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Package: openssl
CVE ID: CVE-2021-3449

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service debian NULL pointer openssl

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Your message here