Security Advisory SA49293 - Ubuntu update for openssl

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Secunia Advisory SA49293

Ubuntu update for openssl

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SA49293

Release Date

2012-05-25

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Criticality level

Moderately critical

Impact

Security Bypass
DoS

Where

From remote

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Solution Status

Vendor Patch

Systems affected

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Approve distribution

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Remediation status

Secunia CSI, Secunia PSI

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CVE Reference(s)

CVE-2012-0884 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers
CVE-2012-2333 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers

Description

Ubuntu has issued an update for openssl. This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and cause a DoS (Denial of Service) of the application using the library.

For more information:
SA46958 (#1)
SA49116

Solution
Apply updated packages.
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Original Advisory
USN-1451-1:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1451-1

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