USN-2192-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 13.10
• Ubuntu 12.10
• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• openssl - Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools

Details

It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled memory in the
ssl3_read_bytes() function. A remote attacker could use this issue to
possibly cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2010-5298)

It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled memory in the
do_ssl3_write() function. A remote attacker could use this issue to
possibly cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2014-0198)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04

• libssl1.0.0 - 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 13.10

• libssl1.0.0 - 1.0.1e-3ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 12.10

• libssl1.0.0 - 1.0.1c-3ubuntu2.8

Ubuntu 12.04

• libssl1.0.0 - 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.13

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

References

• CVE-2010-5298
• CVE-2014-0198