ALSA-2023:7877

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    ALSA-2023:7877

    Published: 19 Dec 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Low: openssl security update

    Details: 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: Excessive time spent checking DH keys and parameters (CVE-2023-3446) * OpenSSL: Excessive time spent checking DH q parameter value (CVE-2023-3817) * openssl: Generating excessively long X9.42 DH keys or checking excessively long X9.42 DH keys or parameters may be very slow (CVE-2023-5678) 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7877, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3446, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3817, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5678, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2224962, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2227852, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2248616, https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-7877.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssl

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/openssl

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.1.1k-12.el8_9

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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