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Unscored USN-5051-4 0 CVEs

openssl regression

Published Sep 1, 2021 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

USN-5051-2 introduced a regression in OpenSSL that affected only Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
This update fix the regression.

Original advisory details:

Ingo Schwarze discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain ASN.1
strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2021-3712)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS openssl 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm4

References

  • report
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/1942357