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Ubuntu 20.10, 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS OpenSSL Denial Of Service Advisory

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
OpenSSL could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4891-1
March 25, 2021

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

- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

OpenSSL could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

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

Details:

It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain renegotiation
ClientHello messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.10:
  libssl1.1                       1.1.1f-1ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libssl1.1                       1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libssl1.1                       1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.9

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4891-1
  CVE-2021-3449

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.1.1f-1ubuntu4.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.9

Ubuntu 20.10, 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS OpenSSL Denial Of Service Advisory

ubuntu
Calendar Grey March 25, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
OpenSSL security notice: Remote adversaries might leverage specially crafted network packets to induce service failures or execute arbitrary code.
OpenSSL could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: libssl1.1 1.1.1f-1ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libssl1.1 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libssl1.1 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.9 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4891-1

CVE-2021-3449

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March 25, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.1.1f-1ubuntu4.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.9

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