1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6937-1

USN-6937-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

Publication date

31 July 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSL.

Releases

Packages

  • openssl - Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools

Details

It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled TLSv1.3 sessions when
certain non-default TLS server configurations were in use. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2511)

It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled checking excessively
long DSA keys or parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause OpenSSL to consume resources, leading to a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2024-4603)

William Ahern discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain memory
operations in a rarely-used API. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (

It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled TLSv1.3 sessions when
certain non-default TLS server configurations were in use. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2511)

It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled checking excessively
long DSA keys or parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause OpenSSL to consume resources, leading to a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2024-4603)

William Ahern discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain memory
operations in a rarely-used API. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-4741)

Joseph Birr-Pixton discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled calling a
certain API with an empty supported client protocols buffer. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information, or
cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-5535)

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
24.04 noble libssl3t64 –  3.0.13-0ubuntu3.2
22.04 jammy libssl3 –  3.0.2-0ubuntu1.17
20.04 focal libssl1.1 –  1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.23

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