QID 241227

Date Published: 2023-03-01

QID 241227: Red Hat Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (RHSA-2023:0946)

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: read buffer overflow in x.509 certificate verification (cve-2022-4203).
    Openssl: timing attack in rsa decryption implementation (cve-2022-4304).
    Openssl: double free after calling pem_read_bio_ex (cve-2022-4450).
    Openssl: use-after-free following bio_new_ndef (cve-2023-0215).
    Openssl: invalid pointer dereference in d2i_pkcs7 functions (cve-2023-0216).
    Openssl: null dereference validating dsa public key (cve-2023-0217).
    Openssl: x.400 address type confusion in x.509 generalname (cve-2023-0286).
    Openssl: null dereference during pkcs7 data verification (cve-2023-0401).
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    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 9 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 9 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 9 aarch64.
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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 High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:0946 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:0946 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0946