Arch Linux alert ASA-201609-28 (lib32-openssl)

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Levente Polyak <anthraxx@archlinux.org> 
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arch-security@archlinux.org 
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[arch-security] [ASA-201609-28] lib32-openssl: denial of service 
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Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:50:44 +0200
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201609-28
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Severity: Medium
Date    : 2016-09-27
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-7052
Package : lib32-openssl
Type    : denial of service
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary
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The package lib32-openssl before version 1:1.0.2.j-1 is vulnerable to
denial of service.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 1:1.0.2.j-1.

# pacman -Syu "lib32-openssl>=1:1.0.2.j-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.0.2.j.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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A bug fix which included a CRL sanity check was added to OpenSSL 1.1.0
but was omitted from OpenSSL 1.0.2i. As a result any attempt to use
CRLs in OpenSSL 1.0.2i will crash with a null pointer exception.
The issue was reported to OpenSSL on 22nd September 2016 by Bruce
Stephens and Thomas Jakobi.

Impact
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A remote attacker is able to perform a denial of service attack by
using a certificate revocation list.

References
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https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160926.txt
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7052