USN-3692-2: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

openssl vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in OpenSSL.

Software Description

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

Details

USN-3692-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Keegan Ryan discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled ECDSA key generation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cache-timing attack and recover private ECDSA keys. (CVE-2018-0495)

Guido Vranken discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled very large prime values during a key agreement. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0732)

Alejandro Cabrera Aldaya, Billy Brumley, Cesar Pereida Garcia and Luis Manuel Alvarez Tapia discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled RSA key generation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cache-timing attack and recover private RSA keys. (CVE-2018-0737)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

libssl1.0.0 - 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.43

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

• USN-3692-1
• CVE-2017-0737
• CVE-2018-0495
• CVE-2018-0732
• CVE-2018-0737

from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2KjyDgl