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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2232-3 Moderate: OpenSSL Regression Fix

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Calendar Grey June 23, 2014
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A significant OpenSSL flaw impacts various Ubuntu releases; ensure immediate updates to rectify vital security vulnerabilities without delay.
USN-2232-1 introduced a regression in OpenSSL.

Summary

USN-2232-1 introduced a regression in OpenSSL.

Software Description:

- openssl: Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools

Details:

USN-2232-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. The upstream fix for

CVE-2014-0224 caused a regression for certain applications that use

renegotiation, such as PostgreSQL. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Jüri Aedla discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled invalid DTLS

fragments. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSSL to

crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary

code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 13.10, and

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0195)

Imre Rad discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled DTLS recursions. A

remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting

in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-0221)

KIKUCHI Masashi discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain

handshakes. A rem...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libssl1.0.0                     1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.4

Ubuntu 13.10:
  libssl1.0.0                     1.0.1e-3ubuntu1.6

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libssl1.0.0                     1.0.1-4ubuntu5.16

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libssl0.9.8                     0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.19

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2232-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2232-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/+bug/1332643

June 23, 2014

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