1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-884-1

USN-884-1: OpenSSL vulnerability

Publication date

14 January 2010

Overview

OpenSSL vulnerability

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that OpenSSL did not correctly free unused memory in
certain situations. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw in services
that used SSL, causing the service to use all available system memory,
leading to a denial of service.

It was discovered that OpenSSL did not correctly free unused memory in
certain situations. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw in services
that used SSL, causing the service to use all available system memory,
leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications using OpenSSL, especially Apache, to effect 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
9.10 karmic libssl0.9.8 –  0.9.8g-16ubuntu3.1
9.04 jaunty libssl0.9.8 –  0.9.8g-15ubuntu3.4
8.10 intrepid libssl0.9.8 –  0.9.8g-10.1ubuntu2.6
8.04 hardy libssl0.9.8 –  0.9.8g-4ubuntu3.9
6.06 dapper libssl0.9.8 –  0.9.8a-7ubuntu0.11

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