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SUSE: 2024:3500-1 important: openssl-3 remote attack fix

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Calendar Grey September 30, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
A critical SUSE OpenSSL-3 update addresses vulnerability CVE-2024-41996. Users must apply the patch immediately to protect their systems.
* bsc#1230698 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-41996

Summary

## This update for openssl-3 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-41996: Validating the order of the public keys in the Diffie- Hellman Key Agreement Protocol, when an approved safe prime is used, allows remote attackers to trigger expensive server-side DHE (bsc#1230698) ## 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: * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-3500=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3500=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-3500=1 ## Package List: * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * openssl-3-debuginfo-3.0.8-150500.5.45.1

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References

* bsc#1230698

Cross-

* CVE-2024-41996

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-41996 ( SUSE ): 8.2

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-41996 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41996.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230698

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3500-1
Release Date: 2024-09-30T14:14:23Z
Rating: important

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