A OpenSSL security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202012-13
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: OpenSSL: Denial of service
Date: December 23, 2020
Bugs: #759079
ID: 202012-13
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in OpenSSL might allow remote attackers to cause a
Denial of Service condition.
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/v1.1/v1.2/v1.3) as
well as a general purpose cryptography library.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/openssl < 1.1.1i >= 1.1.1i
Description
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A null pointer dereference flaw was found in OpenSSL.
Impact
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A remote attacker, able to control the arguments of the
GENERAL_NAME_cmp function in an application linked against OpenSSL,
could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
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-1.1.1i"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-1971
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1971
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/202012-13
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 2020 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
