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[ALSA-2021:4424] openssl security and bug fix update

Severity Moderate
Affected Packages 6
CVEs 2
Info Packages References Vulnerabilities

An update for openssl is now available for AlmaLinux AlmaLinux Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

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: integer overflow in CipherUpdate (CVE-2021-23840)

  • openssl: NULL pointer dereference in X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() (CVE-2021-23841)

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.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Package Affected Version
pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.1.1k-4.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl-perl?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.1.1k-4.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl-libs?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.1.1k-4.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl-libs?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.1.1k-4.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.1.1k-4.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl-devel?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.1.1k-4.el8
ID
ALSA-2021:4424
Severity
moderate
URL
https://errata.almalinux.org/ALSA-2021:4424.html
Published
2021-11-09T09:21:13
(2 years ago)
Modified
2021-11-12T10:20:59
(2 years ago)
Rights
Copyright 2021 AlmaLinux OS
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Source # ID Name URL
CVE CVE-2021-23840 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-23840
CVE CVE-2021-23841 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-23841
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux openssl < 1.1.1k-4.el8 almalinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl-perl?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux openssl-perl < 1.1.1k-4.el8 almalinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl-libs?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux openssl-libs < 1.1.1k-4.el8 almalinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl-libs?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux openssl-libs < 1.1.1k-4.el8 almalinux-8 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux openssl-devel < 1.1.1k-4.el8 almalinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl-devel?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux openssl-devel < 1.1.1k-4.el8 almalinux-8 i686
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories Exploits PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date