Moderate: openssl security update

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-1292   CVE-2022-2068   CVE-2022-2097  

Synopsis

Moderate: openssl security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

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Topic

An update for openssl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library.

Security Fix(es):

  • openssl: c_rehash script allows command injection (CVE-2022-1292)
  • openssl: the c_rehash script allows command injection (CVE-2022-2068)
  • openssl: AES OCB fails to encrypt some bytes (CVE-2022-2097)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

For the update to take effect, all services linked to the OpenSSL library must be restarted, or the system rebooted.

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 2081494 - CVE-2022-1292 openssl: c_rehash script allows command injection
  • BZ - 2097310 - CVE-2022-2068 openssl: the c_rehash script allows command injection
  • BZ - 2100554 - OpenSSL testsuite certificates expired [rhel-8.6.0.z]
  • BZ - 2104905 - CVE-2022-2097 openssl: AES OCB fails to encrypt some bytes