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High RLSA-2022:4899 1 CVE

Important: compat-openssl11 security and bug fix update

Published Jun 2, 2022 · Updated Feb 5, 2026

Ecosystem: Rocky Linux

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. compat-openssl11 provides the legacy 1.1 version of OpenSSL for use with older binaries.

Security Fix(es):

* openssl: Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates (CVE-2022-0778)

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.

Bug Fix(es):

* compat-openssl11 breaks in FIPS (BZ#2091968)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 9 compat-openssl11 1:1.1.1k-4.el9_0

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…

    OpenSSL OpenSSL openssl nodejs Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine crates.io

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2062202