Product Errata

RLSA-2022:4899

Important: compat-openssl11 security and bug fix update

Topic

An update is available for compat-openssl11.

This update affects Rocky Linux 9.

A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list

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. compat-openssl11 provides the legacy 1.1 version of OpenSSL for use with older binaries.

Security Fix(es):

* openssl: Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates (CVE-2022-0778)

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.

Bug Fix(es):

* compat-openssl11 breaks in FIPS (BZ#2091968)

Issued: 6/2/2022

Type: Security

Severity: Important

Affected Product

  • Rocky Linux 9

References

  • No references