Critical OpenSSL Vulnerability in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - USN-6854-1 Advisory
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 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: It was discovered that OpenSSL failed to choose an appropriately short private key size when computing shared-secrets in the Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Protocol. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libssl3 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.16 openssl 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.16 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6854-1
CVE-2022-40735
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/3.0.2-0ubuntu1.16 -- Alex Murray Staff Engineer | Security Engineering Adelaide, Australia (GMT+0930)