SUSE update for openssl

by Carol~ Moderator - 4/10/12 2:44 PM

In Reply to: VULNERABILITIES / FIXES - April 10, 2012 by Carol~ Moderator

Release Date : 2012-04-10

Criticality level : Moderately critical
Impact : DoS
Where : From remote
Solution Status : Vendor Patch

Operating System: openSUSE 11.4
openSUSE 12.1

Description:
SUSE has issued an update for openssl. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) in an application using the library.

Solution:
Apply updated packages via the zypper package manager.

Original Advisory:
openSUSE-SU-2012:0474-1:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00022.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/48704/