Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1330-1 openssl -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
30 Mar 2018
Affected Packages:
openssl
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2018-0739.
More information:

It was discovered that constructed ASN.1 types with a recursive definition could exceed the stack, potentially leading to a denial of service.

Details can be found in the upstream advisory: https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20180327.txt

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.1t-1+deb7u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssl packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS