USN-5402-2: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

26 May 2022

Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSL.

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Packages

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

Details

USN-5402-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Elison Niven discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the c_rehash
script. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
commands when c_rehash is run. (CVE-2022-1292)

Aliaksei Levin discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled resources when
decoding certificates and keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause OpenSSL to consume resources, leading to a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1473)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04

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

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