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SUSE: 2016:1228-1 Important: OpenSSL Critical Memory Issues

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2016
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Essential SUSE patch resolves various vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, reinforcing security and system integrity. Implement necessary updates.
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Summary

This update for openssl fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-2108: Memory corruption in the ASN.1 encoder (bsc#977617) - CVE-2016-2107: Padding oracle in AES-NI CBC MAC check (bsc#977616) - CVE-2016-2105: EVP_EncodeUpdate overflow (bsc#977614) - CVE-2016-2106: EVP_EncryptUpdate overflow (bsc#977615) - CVE-2016-2109: ASN.1 BIO excessive memory allocation (bsc#976942) - bsc#976943: Buffer overrun in ASN1_parse - bsc#977621: Preserve negotiated digests for SNI (bsc#977621) - bsc#958501: Fix openssl enc -non-fips-allow option in FIPS mode (bsc#958501) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-715=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical buffer overrun memory corruption important openssl padding oracle

References

#958501 #976942 #976943 #977614 #977615 #977616

#977617 #977621

Cross- CVE-2016-2105 CVE-2016-2106 CVE-2016-2107

CVE-2016-2108 CVE-2016-2109

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2105.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2106.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2107.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2108.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2109.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/958501

https://bugzilla.suse.com/976942

https://bugzilla.suse.com/976943

https://bugzilla.suse.com/977614

https://bugzilla.suse.com/977615

https://bugzilla.suse.com/977616

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1228-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical buffer overrun memory corruption important openssl padding oracle

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