Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2021-1622
Advisory Release Date: 2021-03-25 18:31 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2021-03-25 20:52 Pacific
A flaw was found in openssl. A server crash and denial of service attack could occur if a client sends a TLSv1.2 renegotiation ClientHello and omits the signature_algorithms extension but includes a signature_algorithms_cert extension. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (CVE-2021-3449)
A flaw was found in openssl. The flag that enables additional security checks of certificates present in a certificate chain was not enabled allowing a confirmation step to verify that certificates in the chain are valid CA certificates is bypassed. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity. (CVE-2021-3450)
Affected Packages:
openssl11
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update openssl11 to update your system.
aarch64:
openssl11-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
openssl11-libs-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
openssl11-devel-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
openssl11-static-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
openssl11-debuginfo-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
i686:
openssl11-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.i686
openssl11-libs-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.i686
openssl11-devel-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.i686
openssl11-static-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.i686
openssl11-debuginfo-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.i686
src:
openssl11-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.src
x86_64:
openssl11-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
openssl11-libs-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
openssl11-devel-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
openssl11-static-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
openssl11-debuginfo-1.1.1g-12.amzn2.0.3.x86_64