OpenSSL Vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Leading to Denial of Service
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: OpenSSL could be made to consume resources and cause long delays if it processed certain input. Software Description: - openssl: Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools Details: USN-6435-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled excessively large Diffie-Hellman parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-3446) Bernd Edlinger discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled excessively large Diffie-Hellman parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-3817)
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libssl1.1 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.20 openssl 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.20 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6435-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6435-1
CVE-2023-3446, CVE-2023-3817
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.20