Date:         Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:12:41 -0500
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for openssl on SL3,x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov

Synopsis:	Moderate: openssl security update
Issue date:	2007-10-22
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-3108 CVE-2007-5135

A flaw was found in the SSL_get_shared_ciphers() utility function. An
attacker could send a list of ciphers to an application that used this
function and overrun a buffer with a single byte (CVE-2007-5135). Few
applications make use of this vulnerable function and generally it is used
only when applications are compiled for debugging.

A number of possible side-channel attacks were discovered affecting
OpenSSL. A local attacker could possibly obtain RSA private keys being
used on a system. In practice these attacks would be difficult to perform
outside of a lab environment. This update contains backported patches
designed to mitigate these issues.  (CVE-2007-3108).

Note: After installing this update, users are advised to either restart all
services that use OpenSSL or restart their system.

SL 3.0.x

   SRPMS:
openssl-0.9.7a-33.24.src.rpm
   i386:
openssl-0.9.7a-33.24.i386.rpm
openssl-0.9.7a-33.24.i686.rpm
openssl-devel-0.9.7a-33.24.i386.rpm
openssl-perl-0.9.7a-33.24.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
openssl-0.9.7a-33.24.i686.rpm
openssl-0.9.7a-33.24.x86_64.rpm
openssl-devel-0.9.7a-33.24.x86_64.rpm
openssl-perl-0.9.7a-33.24.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2007-3108 openssl SL3,x i386/x86_64

Moderate: openssl security update

Summary

Date:         Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:12:41 -0500Reply-To:     Troy Dawson Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Troy Dawson Subject:      Security ERRATA for openssl on SL3,x i386/x86_64Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.govSynopsis:	Moderate: openssl security updateIssue date:	2007-10-22CVE Names:	CVE-2007-3108 CVE-2007-5135A flaw was found in the SSL_get_shared_ciphers() utility function. Anattacker could send a list of ciphers to an application that used thisfunction and overrun a buffer with a single byte (CVE-2007-5135). Fewapplications make use of this vulnerable function and generally it is usedonly when applications are compiled for debugging.A number of possible side-channel attacks were discovered affectingOpenSSL. A local attacker could possibly obtain RSA private keys beingused on a system. In practice these attacks would be difficult to performoutside of a lab environment. This update contains backported patchesdesigned to mitigate these issues.  (CVE-2007-3108).Note: After installing this update, users are advised to either restart allservices that use OpenSSL or restart their system.SL 3.0.x   SRPMS:openssl-0.9.7a-33.24.src.rpm   i386:openssl-0.9.7a-33.24.i386.rpmopenssl-0.9.7a-33.24.i686.rpmopenssl-devel-0.9.7a-33.24.i386.rpmopenssl-perl-0.9.7a-33.24.i386.rpm   x86_64:openssl-0.9.7a-33.24.i686.rpmopenssl-0.9.7a-33.24.x86_64.rpmopenssl-devel-0.9.7a-33.24.x86_64.rpmopenssl-perl-0.9.7a-33.24.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



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