An OpenSSL security update to address multiple multiple vulnerabilities has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Severity: Low
Title: OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 07, 2019
Bugs: #694162
ID: 201911-04

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Synopsis
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Multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities in OpenSSL allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Background
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OpenSSL is an Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) as well as a general purpose cryptography library.

Affected packages
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------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/openssl < 1.0.2t >= 1.0.2t
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.2t"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-1547
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1547
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-1563
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1563

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201911-04

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5