Packages
- openssl - Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools
Details
Matt Caswell discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain ASN.1
object identifiers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause OpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Matt Caswell discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain ASN.1
object identifiers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause OpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | openssl – 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.20+esm9 | ||
| libssl1.0.0 – 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.20+esm9 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | openssl – 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm9 | ||
| libssl1.0.0 – 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm9 | |||
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