QID 242687

Date Published: 2024-01-11

QID 242687: Red Hat Update for Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) (RHSA-2024:0154)

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: excessive time spent checking dh keys and parameters (cve-2023-3446).
    Openssl: excessive time spent checking dh q parameter value (cve-2023-3817).
    Openssl: generating excessively long x9.42 dh keys or checking excessively long x9.42 dh keys or parameters may be very slow (cve-2023-5678).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - extended update support 8.8 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems - extended update support 8.8 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian - extended update support 8.8 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 - extended update support 8.8 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 Medium - 5.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2024:0154 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 242687

    CVE-2023-5678 | CVE-2023-3446 | CVE-2023-3817 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2024:0154 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0154
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