QID 996216

Date Published: 2023-12-13

QID 996216: Rust (Rust) Security Update for openssl-src (GHSA-vr8j-hgmm-jh9r)

If an X.509 certificate contains a malformed policy constraint and policy processing is enabled, then a write lock will be taken twice recursively. On some operating systems (most widely: Windows) this results in a denial of service when the affected process hangs. Policy processing being enabled on a publicly facing server is not considered to be a common setup. Policy processing is enabled by passing the -policy' argument to the command line utilities or by calling either X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy()' or `X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_policies()' functions.

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 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Github security advisory GHSA-vr8j-hgmm-jh9r for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 996216

    CVE-2022-3996 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-vr8j-hgmm-jh9r openssl-src URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-vr8j-hgmm-jh9r
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