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