1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6986-1

USN-6986-1: OpenSSL vulnerability

Publication date

3 September 2024

Overview

OpenSSL could be made to crash or expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted certificate.

Releases

Packages

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

Details

David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain
X.509 certificates. An attacker could possible use this issue to
cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information.

David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain
X.509 certificates. An attacker could possible use this issue to
cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information.

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 –  3.0.13-0ubuntu3.4
openssl –  3.0.13-0ubuntu3.4
22.04 jammy libssl3 –  3.0.2-0ubuntu1.18
openssl –  3.0.2-0ubuntu1.18

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