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Security
A vulnerability in OpenSSL might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.
| Package | dev-libs/openssl on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.1.1i |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.1.1i |
OpenSSL is an Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1/v1.1/v1.2/v1.3) as well as a general purpose cryptography library.
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in OpenSSL.
A remote attacker, able to control the arguments of the GENERAL_NAME_cmp function in an application linked against OpenSSL, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.1.1i"
Release date
December 23, 2020
Latest revision
December 23, 2020: 1
Severity
low
Exploitable
local, remote
Bugzilla entries