Secunia Security Advisory - Debian has issued an update for openssl. This fixes multiple vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and potentially compromise an application using the library.
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TITLE:
Debian update for openssl
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48895
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-04-20
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DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for openssl. This fixes multiple
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass
certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and
potentially compromise an application using the library.
For more information:
SA46958
SA48847
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the apt-get package manager.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
DSA-2454-1:
https://www.us.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2454
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