USN-24-1: openssl script vulnerability
12 November 2004
openssl script vulnerability
Releases
Details
Recently, Trustix Secure Linux discovered a vulnerability in the
openssl package. The auxiliary script "der_chop" created temporary
files in an insecure way, which could allow a symlink attack to create
or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking
the program.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 4.10
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openssl
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In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.