Critical OpenSSL Security Advisory for Ubuntu 24.04 and LTS Releases
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSL. Software Description: - openssl: Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools Details: It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled TLSv1.3 sessions when certain non-default TLS server configurations were in use. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2511) It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled checking excessively long DSA keys or parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-4603) William Ahern discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain memory operations in a rarely-used API. A r...
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The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libssl3t64 3.0.13-0ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libssl3 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.17 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libssl1.1 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.23 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6937-1
CVE-2024-2511, CVE-2024-4603, CVE-2024-4741, CVE-2024-5535
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/3.0.13-0ubuntu3.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/3.0.2-0ubuntu1.17 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.23