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High ALSA-2022:7288 2 CVEs

Important: openssl security update

Published Nov 1, 2022 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, as well as a full strength general purpose cryptography library.

Security Fix(es):

* OpenSSL: X.509 Email Address Buffer Overflow (CVE-2022-3602)
* OpenSSL: X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow (CVE-2022-3786)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 openssl 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0
AlmaLinux · 9 openssl-devel 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0
AlmaLinux · 9 openssl-libs 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0
AlmaLinux · 9 openssl-perl 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2022-3602 Public exploit EPSS 91%

    X.509 Email Address 4-byte Buffer Overflow

    A buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking. Note that this occurs after certificate chain signature verification and requires either a CA to have signed the malicious certificate or for the ap…

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2022-3786 Public exploit EPSS 92%

    X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow

    A buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking. Note that this occurs after certificate chain signature verification and requires either a CA to have signed a malicious certificate or for an appli…

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3602
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3786
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2137723
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2139104
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2022-7288.html