USN-3611-1: OpenSSL vulnerability
28 March 2018
OpenSSL could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- openssl - Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools
Details
It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain ASN.1 types. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.