USN-6854-1: OpenSSL vulnerability
27 June 2024
OpenSSL could be made to consume resources and cause long delays if it processed certain input.
Releases
Packages
- openssl - Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools
Details
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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the
necessary changes.