Gentoo: GLSA 201811-21 Normal: OpenSSL Denial of Service Threat
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November 29, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL, the worst of which may lead to a Denial of Service condition.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSL. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.2o"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-0733 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0733 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-0737 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0737 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-0739 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0739
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-21
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 28, 2018
Bugs: #651730, #653434
ID: 201811-21
Topics Covered
Background
OpenSSL is a robust, commercial-grade, and full-featured toolkit for
the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
protocols.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/openssl < 1.0.2o >= 1.0.2o
Impact
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A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain
private keying material, or gain access to sensitive information.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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