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Recommended update for package openssl

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(Last modified: 20JAN2004)


solutions Recommended update for package openssl SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (a0e30abb9969c884580f46d396d807f8)

Applies to

Product(s): SuSE Linux School Server for i386
SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for x86
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IPF
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM iSeries and IBM pSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM S/390 and IBM zSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM zSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4

Package: openssl
Release: 20040120
Obsoletes: none

Indications

This package should be installed.

Contraindications

None.

Description

This update removes a part of the patch that addresses the timing attack on RSA keys problem as covered by a prior "Security update for OpenSSL" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/4b5e1a52a4e98f479c19123b973042b9.html). The patch to rsa_lib.c was not thread safe, which resulted in unexpected behaviour especially on the SuSE Linux Openexchange Server, where users had been logged off irregulary.

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:
rpm -Fvh openssl.rpm

links to download packages

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.


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