SUSE-SU-2023:4635-1

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    SUSE-SU-2023:4635-1

    Published: 2 Dec 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-5678
    Aliases:
    CVE-2023-5678

    Summary: Security update for openssl-3

    Details: This update for openssl-3 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2023-5678: Fixed generating and checking of excessively long X9.42 DH keys that resulted in a possible Denial of Service (bsc#1216922). Bug fixes: - The default /etc/ssl/openssl3.cnf file will include any configuration files that other packages might place into /etc/ssl/engines3.d/ and /etc/ssl/engdef3.d/. - Create the two new necessary directores for the above patch. [bsc#1194187, bsc#1207472]

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234635-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194187, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1207472, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1216922, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5678

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssl-3

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/openssl-3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.0.8-150500.5.19.1

    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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