QID 240641

Date Published: 2022-08-31

QID 240641: Red Hat Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (RHSA-2022:6224)

openssl is a toolkit that implements the secure sockets layer (ssl) and transport layer security (tls) protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library.

Security Fix(es):
  • openssl: c_rehash script allows command injection (cve-2022-1292)
  • openssl: signer certificate verification returns inaccurate response when using ocsp_nochecks (cve-2022-1343)
  • openssl: openssl_lh_flush() breaks reuse of memory (cve-2022-1473)
  • openssl: the c_rehash script allows command injection (cve-2022-2068)
  • openssl: aes ocb fails to encrypt some bytes (cve-2022-2097)

Affected Products:

  • Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 9 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - extended update support 9.0 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 9 s390x
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems - extended update support 9.0 s390x
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 9 ppc64le
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for power, little endian - extended update support 9.0 ppc64le
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for arm 64 9 aarch64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for arm 64 - extended update support 9.0 aarch64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux server for power le - update services for sap solutions 9.0 ppc64le
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - update services for sap solutions 9.0 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux server for arm 64 - 4 years of updates 9.0 aarch64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux server for ibm z systems - 4 years of updates 9.0 s390x



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:6224 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:6224 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6224