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Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting openssl-perl package, versions <1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
40.26% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-OPENSSLPERL-4646145
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed30 Jun 2016
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Introduced: 30 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-2179  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 openssl-perl to version 1:1.0.1e-51.el7_2.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:1940.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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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