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SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1: 2015:1184-1 Important OpenSSL Fixes

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Calendar Grey July 3, 2015
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Crucial SUSE patch addresses various vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, significantly boosting system defenses against potential threats.
An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

OpenSSL 0.9.8j 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-2015-1788: Malformed ECParameters could cause an infinite loop. * 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. * CVE-2015-1792: A CMS verification infinite loop when using an unknown hash function was fixed. * CVE-2015-1791: Fixed a race condition in NewSessionTicket creation. * CVE-2015-3216: Fixed a potential crash in ssleay_rand_bytes due to locking regression. * fixed a timing side channel in RSA decryption (bnc#929678) Additional changes:

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Topics Covered

security advisory OpenSSL important SUSE version update system resilience patch instructions

References

#929678 #931698 #933911 #934487 #934489 #934491

#934493

Cross- CVE-2015-1788 CVE-2015-1789 CVE-2015-1790

CVE-2015-1791 CVE-2015-1792 CVE-2015-3216

CVE-2015-4000

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1788.html

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-2015-1791.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1792.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3216.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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1184-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory OpenSSL important SUSE version update system resilience patch instructions

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