Date:         Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:57:24 -0500
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA Important: openssl096b on SL3.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"
          

Synopsis:	Important: openssl096b security update
Issue date:	2010-03-25
CVE Names:	CVE-2009-3245

CVE-2009-3245 openssl: missing bn_wexpand return value checks

It was discovered that OpenSSL did not always check the return value of 
the bn_wexpand() function. An attacker able to trigger a memory 
allocation failure in that function could cause an application using the 
OpenSSL library to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. 
(CVE-2009-3245)

For the update to take effect, all programs using the openssl096b 
library must be restarted.


SL 3.0.x

      SRPMS:
openssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.src.rpm
      i386:
openssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.i386.rpm
      x86_64:
openssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.i386.rpm
openssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.x86_64.rpm

SL 4.x

      SRPMS:
openssl096b-0.9.6b-22.46.el4_8.1.src.rpm
      i386:
openssl096b-0.9.6b-22.46.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
      x86_64:
openssl096b-0.9.6b-22.46.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
openssl096b-0.9.6b-22.46.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2009-3245 Important: openssl096b SL3.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64

Important: openssl096b security update

Summary

It was discovered that OpenSSL did not always check the return value ofthe bn_wexpand() function. An attacker able to trigger a memoryallocation failure in that function could cause an application using theOpenSSL library to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2009-3245)For the update to take effect, all programs using the openssl096blibrary must be restarted.SL 3.0.xSRPMS:openssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.src.rpmi386:openssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.i386.rpmx86_64:openssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.i386.rpmopenssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.x86_64.rpm



Security Fixes

Severity
Issued Date: : 2010-03-25
CVE Names: CVE-2009-3245
CVE-2009-3245 openssl: missing bn_wexpand return value checks

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