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Ubuntu 14.10 USN-2459-1 Critical: OpenSSL Denial Of Service Issues

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Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSL.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2459-1
January 12, 2015

openssl vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSL.

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

Details:

Pieter Wuille discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled Bignum squaring.
(CVE-2014-3570)

Markus Stenberg discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain crafted
DTLS messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSSL to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3571)

Karthikeyan Bhargavan discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain
handshakes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to downgrade to
ECDH, removing forward secrecy from the ciphersuite. (CVE-2014-3572)

Antti Karjalainen, Tuomo Untinen and Konrad Kraszewski discovered that
OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain certificate fingerprints. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to trick certain applications that
rely on the uniqueness of fingerprints. (CVE-2014-8275)

Karthikeyan Bhargavan discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain
key exchanges. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to downgrade
the security of the session to EXPORT_RSA. (CVE-2015-0204)

Karthikeyan Bhargavan discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled client
authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
authenticate without the use of a private key in certain limited scenarios.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2015-0205)

Chris Mueller discovered that OpenSSL incorrect handled memory when
processing DTLS records. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
OpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10.
(CVE-2015-0206)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.10:
  libssl1.0.0                     1.0.1f-1ubuntu9.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libssl1.0.0                     1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.8

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libssl1.0.0                     1.0.1-4ubuntu5.21

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libssl0.9.8                     0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.23

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

References:
  
  CVE-2014-3570, CVE-2014-3571, CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2014-8275,
  CVE-2015-0204, CVE-2015-0205, CVE-2015-0206

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1f-1ubuntu9.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.8
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1-4ubuntu5.21
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.23


Ubuntu 14.10 USN-2459-1 Critical: OpenSSL Denial Of Service Issues

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Calendar Grey January 12, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Uncover vital vulnerabilities within OpenSSL on Ubuntu and learn the best methods to address them promptly, ensuring your systems remain secure.
Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSL.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: libssl1.0.0 1.0.1f-1ubuntu9.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libssl1.0.0 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.8 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libssl1.0.0 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.21 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libssl0.9.8 0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.23 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2014-3570, CVE-2014-3571, CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2014-8275,

CVE-2015-0204, CVE-2015-0205, CVE-2015-0206

Severity
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January 12, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1f-1ubuntu9.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.8 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1-4ubuntu5.21 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.23

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