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Severity: Normal
Title: OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 31, 2021
Bugs: #769785, #777681
ID: 202103-03

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL, the worst of which
could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background
==========

OpenSSL is an Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1/v1.1/v1.2/v1.3) as
well as a general purpose cryptography library.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/openssl < 1.1.1k >= 1.1.1k

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSL. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.1.1k"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-23840
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23840
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-23841
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23841
[ 3 ] CVE-2021-3449
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3449
[ 4 ] CVE-2021-3450
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3450

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-03

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5