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An openssl security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.



RHSA-2023:1438-01: Important: openssl security update



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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Important: openssl security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:1438-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:   https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1438
Issue date: 2023-03-23
CVE Names: CVE-2023-0286
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1. Summary:

An update for openssl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Extended Lifecycle Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 ELS) - i386, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6 ELS) - i386, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

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: X.400 address type confusion in X.509 GeneralName
(CVE-2023-0286)

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.

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

  https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

For the update to take effect, all services linked to the OpenSSL library
must be restarted, or the system rebooted.

5. Bugs fixed (  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

2164440 - CVE-2023-0286 openssl: X.400 address type confusion in X.509 GeneralName

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 ELS):

Source:
openssl-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.src.rpm

i386:
openssl-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.i686.rpm
openssl-debuginfo-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.i686.rpm
openssl-devel-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.i686.rpm

s390x:
openssl-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.s390.rpm
openssl-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.s390x.rpm
openssl-debuginfo-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.s390.rpm
openssl-debuginfo-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.s390x.rpm
openssl-devel-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.s390.rpm
openssl-devel-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
openssl-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.i686.rpm
openssl-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
openssl-debuginfo-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.i686.rpm
openssl-debuginfo-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
openssl-devel-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.i686.rpm
openssl-devel-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6 ELS):

i386:
openssl-debuginfo-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.i686.rpm
openssl-perl-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.i686.rpm
openssl-static-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.i686.rpm

s390x:
openssl-debuginfo-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.s390x.rpm
openssl-perl-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.s390x.rpm
openssl-static-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
openssl-debuginfo-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
openssl-perl-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
openssl-static-1.0.1e-61.el6_10.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
  https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0286
  https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at   https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

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