SB2024043069 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for openssl and openssl-fips-provider 



SB2024043069 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for openssl and openssl-fips-provider

Published: April 30, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024043069
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 7
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 57% Low 43%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 7 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2975)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the AES-SIV cipher implementation when authenticating empty data entries via the EVP_EncryptUpdate() and EVP_CipherUpdate() functions. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and impact application's integrity.


2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3446)

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 the DH_check(), DH_check_ex() and EVP_PKEY_param_check() function when processing a DH key or DH parameters. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3817)

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 the application when checking the long DH keys. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5678)

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.


5) State Issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6129)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an error in POLY1305 MAC (message authentication code) implementation on PowerPC CPU based platforms if the CPU provides vector instructions. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6237)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the way the EVP_PKEY_public_check() function handles RSA public keys. A remote attacker can supply an RSA key obtained from an untrusted source and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


7) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0727)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing fields in the PKCS12 certificate. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted certificate to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.