Resource Management Errors Affecting openssl-perl package, versions <2:1.0.1e-51.ksplice1.el7_2.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    40.53% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-OPENSSLPERL-2509648
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 16 Sep 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 openssl-perl to version 2:1.0.1e-51.ksplice1.el7_2.7 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:7 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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