=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1516-1
July 25, 2012

openssl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

OpenSSL incorrectly disabled TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 in certain applications.

Software Description:
- openssl: Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools

Details:

It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the SSL_OP_ALL setting.
This resulted in TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 being inadvertently disabled for
certain server and client applications.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libssl1.0.0                     1.0.1-4ubuntu5.3

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1516-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/1018998

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1-4ubuntu5.3


Ubuntu 1516-1: OpenSSL vulnerability

July 25, 2012
OpenSSL incorrectly disabled TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 in certain applications.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libssl1.0.0 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.3 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1516-1

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1018998

Severity
July 25, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1-4ubuntu5.3

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