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High RHSA-2022:1066 1 CVE

Red Hat Security Advisory: openssl security update

Published Sep 30, 2024 · Updated Oct 9, 2026

Fixed packages 22

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::client openssl 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::client openssl-debuginfo 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::client openssl-devel 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::client openssl-libs 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::client openssl-perl 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::client openssl-static 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::computenode openssl-debuginfo 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::computenode openssl-devel 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::computenode openssl-perl 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::computenode openssl-static 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::server openssl 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::server openssl-debuginfo 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::server openssl-devel 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::server openssl-libs 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::server openssl-perl 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::server openssl-static 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::workstation openssl 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::workstation openssl-debuginfo 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::workstation openssl-devel 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::workstation openssl-libs 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::workstation openssl-perl 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
Red Hat · RHEL 7 enterprise_linux:7::workstation openssl-static 1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2022-0778 Public exploit EPSS 73%

    Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates

    The BN_mod_sqrt() function, which computes a modular square root, contains a bug that can cause it to loop forever for non-prime moduli. Internally this function is used when parsing certificates that contain elliptic curve public keys in compressed form or e…

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2062202
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2022/rhsa-2022_1066.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0778
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0778
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0778
  • article
    https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20220315.txt