GLSA 201506-02: OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/22/2015
Bugs:	#551832
ID:	201506-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL that can result in either Denial of Service or information disclosure.

Background

OpenSSL is an Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security as well as a general purpose cryptography library.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/openssl	< 1.0.1o	>= 1.0.1o	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker can cause Denial of Service and information disclosure.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All OpenSSL 1.0.1 users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.1o"

All OpenSSL 0.9.8 users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-0.9.8z_p7"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201506-02.xml

Concerns?

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.