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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: RHSA-2022-0064-02 Moderate OpenSSL Issue

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Calendar Grey January 11, 2022
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Red Hat has issued a moderate security update for OpenSSL on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, fixing vulnerabilities that could let attackers exploit systems via crafted inputs
An update for openssl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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: Read buffer overruns processing ASN.1 strings (CVE-2021-3712)
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 moderate buffer overrun security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux openssl CVE-2021-3712

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3712 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: openssl-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.src.rpm
x86_64: openssl-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.i686.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.i686.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.i686.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.i686.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm openssl-perl-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm openssl-static-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.i686.rpm openssl-static-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: openssl-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.src.rpm
x86_64: openssl-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.i686.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.i686.rpm openssl-libs-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.i686.rpm openssl-debuginfo-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.i686.rpm openssl-devel-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm openssl-perl-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm openssl-static-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.i686.rpm openssl-static-1.0.2k-23.el7_9.x86_64.rpm


Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:0064-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0064
Issue date: 2022-01-11

Topic

An update for openssl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overrun security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux openssl CVE-2021-3712

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1995634 - CVE-2021-3712 openssl: Read buffer overruns processing ASN.1 strings

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