Holes found in OpenSSL...

[ME]

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Hello LUG members,

Posts have been made to Bugtraq about multiple holes found in OpenSSL that
could lead to remote exploits and root access. Projects compiled with
OpenSSL (mod_ssl, Apache_ssl, openssh, etc) are suggested for upgrades to
new ones. Since OpenSSL is a library, other packages that include code
from OpenSSL may need to be recompiled after you have recompiled and
installed OpenSSL.

Reference / citation:
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/285022/2002-07-27/2002-08-02/0

If you have only used pre-packaged binaries from your favorite Linux
Dirstro, you can do one of several things:
1) Wait for your vendor to release new packages. (Some vendors have
notices on upgrading packages.)
2) Ditch your local installs and build your own services (lots of work)
3) Do nothing (bad idea)

If you are a build your own stuff, then you will want to get your own
copies of OpenSSL. The http://www.openssl.org/ website is really busy and
has been up/down for a while. I found the dl paths for the two latest
files. Find a mirror, or use wget (or similar) and point it to one of
these URLs:

http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-0.9.6e.tar.gz
http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-0.9.7-beta3.tar.gz

So, watch for updates from your vendor and/or build your own libs and
applictions that use those libs.

Enjoy,

- -ME

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