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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4158-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
March 29, 2018                        https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : openssl1.0
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-0739

It was discovered that constructed ASN.1 types with a recursive
definition could exceed the stack, potentially leading to a denial of
service.

Details can be found in the upstream advisory:
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20180327.txt

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.2l-2+deb9u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssl1.0 packages.

For the detailed security status of openssl1.0 please refer to its
security tracker page at:

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4158-1: openssl1.0 security update

March 29, 2018
It was discovered that constructed ASN.1 types with a recursive definition could exceed the stack, potentially leading to a denial of service

Summary

Details can be found in the upstream advisory:
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20180327.txt

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.2l-2+deb9u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssl1.0 packages.

For the detailed security status of openssl1.0 please refer to its
security tracker page at:

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
It was discovered that constructed ASN.1 types with a recursive
definition could exceed the stack, potentially leading to a denial of
service.

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