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Resource Management Errors Affecting openssl-perl package, versions <2:1.0.1e-48.ksplice1.el6_8.3

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
40.26% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-OPENSSLPERL-2509981
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Sept 2016
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Introduced: 16 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-2179  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 openssl-perl to version 2:1.0.1e-48.ksplice1.el6_8.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3621.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl-perl package and not the openssl-perl package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The DTLS implementation in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly restrict the lifetime of queue entries associated with unused out-of-order messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by maintaining many crafted DTLS sessions simultaneously, related to d1_lib.c, statem_dtls.c, statem_lib.c, and statem_srvr.c.

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