Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6854.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6854-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'openssl' package(s) announced via the USN-6854-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'openssl' package(s) announced via the USN-6854-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that OpenSSL failed to choose an appropriately short private key size when computing shared-secrets in the Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Protocol. 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 22.04. 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-2022-40735 https://dheatattack.gitlab.io/ https://gist.github.com/c0r0n3r/9455ddcab985c50fd1912eabf26e058b https://github.com/mozilla/ssl-config-generator/issues/162 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10374117 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/3-540-68339-9_29.pdf https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-57pt1r5.pdf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelist/9d7fbbcabd3f44cfedc9e8807757d31ece85a2c6/2022/40xxx/CVE-2022-40735.json https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anton-Stiglic-2/publication/2401745_Security_Issues_in_the_Diffie-Hellman_Key_Agreement_Protocol/links/546c144f0cf20dedafd53e7e/Security-Issues-in-the-Diffie-Hellman-Key-Agreement-Protocol.pdf https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3526 https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4419 https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5114#section-4 https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7919#section-5.2
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