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Low ALSA-2024:7848 1 CVE

Low: openssl security update

Published Oct 9, 2024 · 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: SSL_select_next_proto buffer overread (CVE-2024-5535)

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 · 8 openssl 1:1.1.1k-14.el8_6
AlmaLinux · 8 openssl-devel 1:1.1.1k-14.el8_6
AlmaLinux · 8 openssl-libs 1:1.1.1k-14.el8_6
AlmaLinux · 8 openssl-perl 1:1.1.1k-14.el8_6

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Critical 9.1
    CVE-2024-5535 Public exploit

    SSL_select_next_proto buffer overread

    Issue summary: Calling the OpenSSL API function SSL_select_next_proto with an empty supported client protocols buffer may cause a crash or memory contents to be sent to the peer. Impact summary: A buffer overread can have a range of potential consequences suc…

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5535
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2294581
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-7848.html