openEuler update for openssl

Published: 2023-11-17

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-5678 CVE-2023-3817
CWE-ID	CWE-399
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system openssl-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component openssl-libs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component openssl-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component openssl-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component openssl-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component openssl Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	openEuler

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU82894

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5678

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within DH_generate_key() and DH_check_pub_key() functions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 22.03 LTS SP2

openssl-help: before 1.1.1f-29

openssl-libs: before 1.1.1f-29

openssl-debuginfo: before 1.1.1f-29

openssl-debugsource: before 1.1.1f-29

openssl-devel: before 1.1.1f-29

openssl: before 1.1.1f-29

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1821

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU78798

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3817