Packages
- openssl - Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools
Details
USN-5845-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled X.400 address
processing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read
arbitrary memory contents or cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial
of service. (CVE-2023-0286)
Octavio Galland and Marcel Böhme discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly
handled streaming ASN.1 data. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-0215)
USN-5845-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled X.400 address
processing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read
arbitrary memory contents or cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial
of service. (CVE-2023-0286)
Octavio Galland and Marcel Böhme discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly
handled streaming ASN.1 data. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-0215)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | libssl1.0.0 – 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.20+esm6 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | libssl1.0.0 – 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm6 | ||
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