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High RLSA-2021:1024 2 CVEs

Important: openssl security update

Published Mar 29, 2021 · Updated Feb 5, 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: NULL pointer dereference in signature_algorithms processing (CVE-2021-3449)

* openssl: CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT (CVE-2021-3450)

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 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 openssl 1:1.1.1g-15.el8_3

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 7.4
    CVE-2021-3450 Public exploit EPSS 18%

    CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT

    The X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT flag enables additional security checks of the certificates present in a certificate chain. It is not set by default. Starting from OpenSSL version 1.1.1h a check to disallow certificates in the chain that have explicitly encoded e…

  • Medium 5.9
    CVE-2021-3449 Public exploit EPSS 64%

    NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing

    An OpenSSL TLS server may crash if sent a maliciously crafted renegotiation ClientHello message from a client. If a TLSv1.2 renegotiation ClientHello omits the signature_algorithms extension (where it was present in the initial ClientHello), but includes a si…

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1941547
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1941554