Synopsis:          Moderate: openssl security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2021:3798-1
Issue Date:        2021-10-12
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2021-23841
                   CVE-2021-23840
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Security Fix(es):

* openssl: integer overflow in CipherUpdate (CVE-2021-23840)

* openssl: NULL pointer dereference in X509_issuer_and_serial_hash()
(CVE-2021-23841)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
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- Scientific Linux Development Team

SciLinux: SLSA-2021-3798-1 Moderate: openssl on x86_64

openssl: integer overflow in CipherUpdate (CVE-2021-23840) * openssl: NULL pointer dereference in X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() (CVE-2021-23841) For more details about the security...

Summary

Moderate: openssl security update



Security Fixes

* openssl: integer overflow in CipherUpdate (CVE-2021-23840)
* openssl: NULL pointer dereference in X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() (CVE-2021-23841)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
- Scientific Linux Development Team

Severity
Advisory ID: SLSA-2021:3798-1
Issued Date: : 2021-10-12
CVE Numbers: CVE-2021-23841
CVE-2021-23840

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