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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-6302: Security patch for openssl (ALAS-2016-755)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-6302: Security patch for openssl (ALAS-2016-755)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/16/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/13/2016
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

The tls_decrypt_ticket function in ssl/t1_lib.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not consider the HMAC size during validation of the ticket length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a ticket that is too short.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-openssl

References

  • ALAS-2016-755
  • CVE-2016-6302
  • USN-3087-1
  • USN-3087-2
  • DLA-637-1
  • DSA-3673

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