Debian Bullseye: DSA-5103-1 Critical: OpenSSL Denial of Service Issue
debian
March 15, 2022
Tavis Ormandy discovered that the BN_mod_sqrt() function of OpenSSL could be tricked into an infinite loop
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Summary
Additional details can be found in the upstream advisory:
https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20220315.txt
In addition this update corrects a carry propagation bug specific to
MIPS architectures.
For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.1.1d-0+deb10u8.
For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.1k-1+deb11u2.
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/
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Package: openssl
CVE ID: CVE-2021-4160 CVE-2022-0778
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