USN-5488-1: OpenSSL vulnerability

Publication date

21 June 2022

Overview

OpenSSL could be made to crash or run programs when the c_rehash script is used.


Packages

  • openssl - Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools
  • openssl1.0 - Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools

Details

Chancen and Daniel Fiala discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the
c_rehash script. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary commands when c_rehash is run.

Chancen and Daniel Fiala discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the
c_rehash script. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary commands when c_rehash is run.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
22.04 jammy openssl –  3.0.2-0ubuntu1.5
21.10 impish openssl –  1.1.1l-1ubuntu1.5
20.04 focal openssl –  1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.15
18.04 bionic openssl –  1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.19
openssl1.0 –  1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.10

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