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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-2109) (Multiple Advisories): openssl security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-2109) (Multiple Advisories): openssl security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/04/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/09/2016
Modified
12/14/2022

Description

The asn1_d2i_read_bio function in crypto/asn1/a_d2i_fp.c in the ASN.1 BIO implementation in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a short invalid encoding.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl-fips
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl-fips-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl-fips-perl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl-fips-static
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl-perl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-openssl-static

References

  • ELSA-2016-3576
  • USN-2959-1
  • DLA-456-1
  • DSA-3566
  • CVE-2016-2109

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