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Ubuntu 15.10 USN-2830-1 Important OpenSSL Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSL.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2830-1
December 07, 2015

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

- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSL.

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

Details:

Guy Leaver discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled a ServerKeyExchange
for an anonymous DH ciphersuite with the value of p set to 0. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting
in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 15.10.
(CVE-2015-1794)

Hanno Böck discovered that the OpenSSL Montgomery squaring procedure
algorithm may produce incorrect results when being used on x86_64. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to break encryption. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 15.10. (CVE-2015-3193)

Loïc Jonas Etienne discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled ASN.1
signatures with a missing PSS parameter. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2015-3194)

Adam Langley discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled malformed
X509_ATTRIBUTE structures. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause OpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2015-3195)

It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled PSK identity hints. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04
LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-3196)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 15.10:
  libssl1.0.0                     1.0.2d-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 15.04:
  libssl1.0.0                     1.0.1f-1ubuntu11.5

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libssl1.0.0                     1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libssl1.0.0                     1.0.1-4ubuntu5.32

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2830-1
  CVE-2015-1794, CVE-2015-3193, CVE-2015-3194, CVE-2015-3195,
  CVE-2015-3196

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.2d-0ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1f-1ubuntu11.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1-4ubuntu5.32


Ubuntu 15.10 USN-2830-1 Important OpenSSL Denial of Service Vulnerability

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 7, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A series of vulnerabilities identified in OpenSSL for Ubuntu have been mitigated through crucial updates. Key resolutions outlined within.
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 15.10: libssl1.0.0 1.0.2d-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 15.04: libssl1.0.0 1.0.1f-1ubuntu11.5 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libssl1.0.0 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libssl1.0.0 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.32 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2830-1

CVE-2015-1794, CVE-2015-3193, CVE-2015-3194, CVE-2015-3195,

CVE-2015-3196

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December 07, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.2d-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1f-1ubuntu11.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1-4ubuntu5.32

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