- Issued:
- 2012-08-23
- Updated:
- 2012-08-23
RHBA-2012:1195 - openssl bug fix update
Synopsis
openssl bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated openssl packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library.
This update fixes the following bug:
- When a save operation of a private key file in the encrypted format was attempted in FIPS mode, the resulting file was corrupted because the PEM encryption uses hash algorithms that are not available in FIPS mode. With this update, the PKCS#8 encrypted format is used to write private keys to files in FIPS mode. This file format does not use algorithms unavailable in FIPS mode, thus preventing this bug. (BZ#848406)
All users of OpenSSL should upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- openssl-perl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm
- openssl-debuginfo-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm
- openssl-static-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
- openssl-debuginfo-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
- openssl-debuginfo-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.ppc.rpm
- openssl-perl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
- openssl-static-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
- openssl-static-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm
- openssl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm
- openssl-devel-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.ppc.rpm
- openssl-debuginfo-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm
- openssl-perl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm
- openssl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.s390.rpm
- openssl-devel-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.s390.rpm
- openssl-static-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm
- openssl-devel-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
- openssl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
- openssl-perl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
- openssl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.src.rpm
- openssl-devel-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm
- openssl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.ppc.rpm
- openssl-debuginfo-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.s390.rpm
- openssl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm
- openssl-devel-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm
- openssl-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
- openssl-devel-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
- openssl-debuginfo-1.0.0-25.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
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Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
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