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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2953-1 openssl1.0 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

17 Mar 2022

Affected Packages:

openssl1.0

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2022-0778.

More information:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that the BN_mod_sqrt() function of OpenSSL could be tricked into an infinite loop. This could result in denial of service via malformed certificates.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2u-1~deb9u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssl1.0 packages.

For the detailed security status of openssl1.0 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/openssl1.0

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