1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1064-1

USN-1064-1: OpenSSL vulnerability

Publication date

15 February 2011

Overview

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Details

Neel Mehta discovered that incorrectly formatted ClientHello handshake
messages could cause OpenSSL to parse past the end of the message.
This could allow a remote attacker to cause a crash and denial of
service by triggering invalid memory accesses.

Neel Mehta discovered that incorrectly formatted ClientHello handshake
messages could cause OpenSSL to parse past the end of the message.
This could allow a remote attacker to cause a crash and denial of
service by triggering invalid memory accesses.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
10.10 maverick libssl0.9.8 –  0.9.8o-1ubuntu4.4
10.04 lucid libssl0.9.8 –  0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.6

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