USN-3813-1: pyOpenSSL vulnerabilities
USN-3813-1: pyOpenSSL vulnerabilities pyopenssl vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in pyOpenSSL. Software Description pyopenssl – Python wrapper around the OpenSSL library Details It was discovered that pyOpenSSL incorrectly handled memory when handling X509 objects. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause pyOpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000807) It was discovered that pyOpenSSL incorrectly handled memory when performing operations on a PKCS #12 store. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause pyOpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1000808) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS python-openssl – 0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2 python3-openssl – 0.15.1-2ubuntu0.2 To update your system, [ more… ]