{"id":"MGASA-2021-0108","summary":"Updated openssl and compat-openssl10 packages fix security vulnerabilities","details":"Paul Kehrer discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain input lengths\nin EVP functions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause\nOpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2021-23840).\n\nTavis Ormandy discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled parsing issuer\nfields. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2021-23841).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:40:51.366798402Z","published":"2021-03-04T16:53:32Z","upstream":["CVE-2021-23840","CVE-2021-23841"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0108.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28383"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20210216.txt"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4738-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openssl","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/openssl?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.0l-1.3.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0108.json"}},{"package":{"name":"compat-openssl10","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/compat-openssl10?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.2u-1.2.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0108.json"}},{"package":{"name":"openssl","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/openssl?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.1j-1.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0108.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}