RLSA-2021:1024

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    RLSA-2021:1024

    Published: 29 Mar 2021Last Modified: 5 Feb 2026

    Summary: Important: 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: NULL pointer dereference in signature_algorithms processing (CVE-2021-3449) * openssl: CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT (CVE-2021-3450) 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.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssl

    Purl: pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/openssl?distro=rocky-linux-8-4-legacy&epoch=1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.1.1g-15.el8_3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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