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Red Hat: RHSA-2020:5641-01 Important: OpenSSL Null Pointer Issue

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Calendar Grey December 21, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Crucial OpenSSL patch released for Red Hat tackling an urgent vulnerability related to null pointer dereference. Immediate application is advised!
An update for openssl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise ...

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

For the update to take effect, all services linked to the OpenSSL library must be restarted, or the system rebooted.

Summary

OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library.
Security Fix(es):
* openssl: EDIPARTYNAME NULL pointer de-reference (CVE-2020-1971)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update red hat security fix important null pointer openssl update services telco support

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1971 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.4):
Source: openssl-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.src.rpm
x86_64: openssl-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.i686.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.i686.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.i686.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.4):
Source: openssl-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.src.rpm
ppc64le: openssl-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64: openssl-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.i686.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.i686.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.i686.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.4):
Source: openssl-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.src.rpm
x86_64: openssl-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.i686.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.i686.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.i686.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-9.el7_4.x86_64.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:5641-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5641
Issue date: 2020-12-21

Topic

An update for openssl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended UpdateSupport, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAPSolutions.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory update red hat security fix important null pointer openssl update services telco support

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.4) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.4) - ppc64le, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.4) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.4) - ppc64le, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.4) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.4) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1903409 - CVE-2020-1971 openssl: EDIPARTYNAME NULL pointer de-reference

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