Hold the logo and the dedicated website; the anticipated high-severity OpenSSL vulnerability is serious, but it. As it turns out, the bug is a denial-of-service condition that affects only version 1.0.2 of the ubiquitous crypto library. A dozen other vulnerabilities (nine ranked moderate, and three low) in older versions were also patched today. Users are urged to upgrade to version 1.0.2a. The link for this article located at ThreatPost is no longer available. . Critical denial-of-service issue impacts OpenSSL 1.0.2, alongside various security patches applied.. OpenSSL Update, DoS Fix, Crypto Software. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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