Packages
- openssl - Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools
- openssl1.0 - Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools
Details
Juraj Somorovsky, Robert Merget, and Nimrod Aviram discovered that certain
applications incorrectly used OpenSSL and could be exposed to a padding
oracle attack. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to decrypt
data.
Juraj Somorovsky, Robert Merget, and Nimrod Aviram discovered that certain
applications incorrectly used OpenSSL and could be exposed to a padding
oracle attack. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to decrypt
data.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.10 cosmic | libssl1.0.0 – 1.0.2n-1ubuntu6.2 | ||
| 18.04 bionic | libssl1.0.0 – 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.3 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | libssl1.0.0 – 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.15 | ||
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