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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6188.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6188-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'openssl' package(s) announced via the USN-6188-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'openssl' package(s) announced via the USN-6188-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Matt Caswell discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain ASN.1
object identifiers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause OpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
'openssl' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-2650
Debian Security Information: DSA-5417 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5417
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08
1.0.2zh patch (premium)
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=853c5e56ee0b8650c73140816bb8b91d6163422c
1.1.1u git commit
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=9e209944b35cf82368071f160a744b6178f9b098
3.0.9 git commit
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=423a2bc737a908ad0c77bda470b2b59dc879936b
3.1.1 git commit
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=db779b0e10b047f2585615e0b8f2acdf21f8544a
OpenSSL Advisory
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230530.txt
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00011.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/30/1
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