Debian 12 DSA-5764-1 Critical OpenSSL Denial of Service Issue
debian
September 3, 2024
David Benjamin reported a flaw in the X.509 name checks in OpenSSL, a Secure Sockets Layer toolkit, which may cause an application performing certificate name checks to crash, resu...
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Summary
Additional details can be found in the upstream advisory:
https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20240903.txt
For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.14-1~deb12u2.
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-2024-6119
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