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SUSE: 2023:4520-1 Important Update for OpenSSL-1_1 Major DoS Risk

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Calendar Grey November 21, 2023
Dist Suse Esm H88
Protect your infrastructure with this critical patch for openssl-1_1, aimed at resolving a Denial of Service vulnerability efficiently.
* bsc#1216922 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-5678

Summary

## This update for openssl-1_1 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-5678: Fixed generating and checking of excessively long X9.42 DH keys that resulted in a possible Denial of Service (bsc#1216922). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4520=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4520=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2023-4520=1 * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0

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security advisory denial of service important update suse linux patch instructions openssl-1_1

References

* bsc#1216922

Cross-

* CVE-2023-5678

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-5678 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2023-5678 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

* SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5678.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216922

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4520-1
Rating: important

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