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Medium ELSA-2022-9023 1 CVE

Moderate: openssl security update (Oracle Linux 7)

Published Jan 14, 2022 · Updated Jan 14, 2022

Summary

[1.0.2k-23.0.1]
- Change Epoch from 1 to 10
- Fix DH self-test to add shared secret comparison [Orabug: 32467026]
- Add DH support changes for SP 800-56A rev3 requirements [Orabug: 32467059]
- Add TLS KDF self-test [Orabug: 32467193]
- Add EC keys pairwise consistency test [Orabug: 32467059]

[1.0.2k-23]
- fixes CVE-2021-3712 openssl: Read buffer overruns processing ASN.1 strings
- Resolves: rhbz#1996054

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 7 openssl 10:1.0.2k-23.0.1.el7_9_fips
Oracle Linux · 7 openssl-devel 10:1.0.2k-23.0.1.el7_9_fips
Oracle Linux · 7 openssl-libs 10:1.0.2k-23.0.1.el7_9_fips
Oracle Linux · 7 openssl-perl 10:1.0.2k-23.0.1.el7_9_fips
Oracle Linux · 7 openssl-static 10:1.0.2k-23.0.1.el7_9_fips

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.4
    CVE-2021-3712 Public exploit EPSS 48%

    Read buffer overruns processing ASN.1 strings

    ASN.1 strings are represented internally within OpenSSL as an ASN1_STRING structure which contains a buffer holding the string data and a field holding the buffer length. This contrasts with normal C strings which are repesented as a buffer for the string dat…