ALAS-2024-2478

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-0727  

Processing a maliciously formatted PKCS12 file may lead OpenSSL to crash leading to a potential Denial of Service attack The package openssl098e is provided purely for binary compatibility with older Amazon Linux versions. It does not receive security updates. (CVE-2024-0727)

ALAS-2024-2478


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2478
Advisory Release Date: 2024-02-29 10:03 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-03-04 12:00 Pacific
Severity: Low

Issue Overview:

Processing a maliciously formatted PKCS12 file may lead OpenSSL to crash leading to a potential Denial of Service attack

The package openssl098e is provided purely for binary compatibility with older Amazon Linux versions. It does not receive security updates. (CVE-2024-0727)


Affected Packages:

openssl11


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update openssl11 to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    openssl11-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.aarch64
    openssl11-libs-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.aarch64
    openssl11-devel-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.aarch64
    openssl11-static-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.aarch64
    openssl11-debuginfo-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.aarch64

i686:
    openssl11-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.i686
    openssl11-libs-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.i686
    openssl11-devel-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.i686
    openssl11-static-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.i686
    openssl11-debuginfo-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.i686

src:
    openssl11-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.src

x86_64:
    openssl11-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.x86_64
    openssl11-libs-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.x86_64
    openssl11-devel-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.x86_64
    openssl11-static-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.x86_64
    openssl11-debuginfo-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.20.x86_64