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[ASA-201609-28] lib32-openssl: denial of service |
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201609-28
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2016-09-27
CVE-ID : CVE-2016-7052
Package : lib32-openssl
Type : denial of service
Remote : Yes
Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE
Summary
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The package lib32-openssl before version 1:1.0.2.j-1 is vulnerable to
denial of service.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 1:1.0.2.j-1.
# pacman -Syu "lib32-openssl>=1:1.0.2.j-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.0.2.j.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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A bug fix which included a CRL sanity check was added to OpenSSL 1.1.0
but was omitted from OpenSSL 1.0.2i. As a result any attempt to use
CRLs in OpenSSL 1.0.2i will crash with a null pointer exception.
The issue was reported to OpenSSL on 22nd September 2016 by Bruce
Stephens and Thomas Jakobi.
Impact
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A remote attacker is able to perform a denial of service attack by
using a certificate revocation list.
References
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https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160926.txt
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7052
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