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SUSE: 2020:3456-1 Critical: OpenSSL Security Enhancements

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Calendar Grey July 3, 2015
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SUSE Security Patch Alert: Critical OpenSSL update resolves various security issues and enhances encryption standards.
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Summary

OpenSSL was updated to fix several security issues. * CVE-2015-4000: The Logjam Attack ( weakdh.org ) has been addressed by rejecting connections with DH parameters shorter than 1024 bits. We now also generate 2048-bit DH parameters by default. * CVE-2015-1789: An out-of-bounds read in X509_cmp_time was fixed. * CVE-2015-1790: A PKCS7 decoder crash with missing EnvelopedContent was fixed. * fixed a timing side channel in RSA decryption (bnc#929678) Additional changes: * In the default SSL cipher string EXPORT ciphers are now disabled. This will only get active if applications get rebuilt and actually use this string. (bnc#931698) Security Issues: * CVE-2015-1789 * CVE-2015-1790

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Topics Covered

security advisory OpenSSL important timing attack SUSE network issue

References

#929678 #931698 #934489 #934491

Cross- CVE-2015-1789 CVE-2015-1790 CVE-2015-4000

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise for SAP Applications 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise for SAP Applications 11 SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1789.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1790.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4000.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=929678

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=931698

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=934489

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=934491

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1183-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory OpenSSL important timing attack SUSE network issue

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