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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS OpenSSL High Heap Overflow and DoS Advisory USN-8414-2

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Calendar Grey June 9, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affecting Ubuntu versions 14.04 to 20.04. Update recommended for security.
USN-8414-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenSSL.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: USN-8414-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. Software Description: - openssl: Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools - openssl1.0: Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools Details: USN-8414-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Frank Buss discovered that OpenSSL had a heap buffer over-read in ASN.1 content parsing. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-34180) Asim Viladi Oglu Manizada and Alex Gaynor discovered that OpenSSL could accept forged CMS AuthEnvelopedData messages. An attacker could possibly use this iss...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS openssl 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.24+esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS openssl 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.23+esm9 Available with Ubuntu Pro openssl1.0 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.13+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS openssl 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.20+esm16 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS openssl 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm14 Available with Ubuntu Pro After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8414-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8414-1

CVE-2026-34180, CVE-2026-34182, CVE-2026-42766, CVE-2026-45447,

CVE-2026-7383, CVE-2026-9076

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