USN-6119-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

Published May 30, 2023
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Updated

Matt Caswell discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain ASN.1 object identifiers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-2650) Anton Romanov discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled AES-XTS cipher decryption on 64-bit ARM platforms. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.10, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-1255)

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/libssl3<3.0.8-1ubuntu1.2
3.0.8-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libssl3<3.0.5-2ubuntu2.3
3.0.5-2ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.10
All of the following
ubuntu/libssl3<3.0.2-0ubuntu1.10
3.0.2-0ubuntu1.10
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libssl1.1<1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.19
1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.19
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libssl1.0.0<1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.13
1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.13
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libssl1.1<1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.23
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.23
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04

Event History

May 30, 2023
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this advisory?

The vulnerability ID for this advisory is CVE-2023-2650.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-2650?

The severity of CVE-2023-2650 is not specified in the advisory.

3

How does CVE-2023-2650 affect OpenSSL?

CVE-2023-2650 allows a remote attacker to cause OpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

4

Which versions of libssl3 are affected by CVE-2023-2650?

The versions of libssl3 affected by CVE-2023-2650 are 3.0.8-1ubuntu1.2, 3.0.5-2ubuntu2.3, and 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.10.

5

How do I fix CVE-2023-2650?

To fix CVE-2023-2650, update your libssl3 package to version 3.0.8-1ubuntu1.2, 3.0.5-2ubuntu2.3, or 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.10.

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