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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.1173 OpenSSL -- Cache timing vulnerability 17 April 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: openssl Publisher: FreeBSD Operating System: FreeBSD UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Windows BSD variants Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-0737 Original Bulletin: http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/8f353420-4197-11e8-8777-b499baebfeaf.html https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20180416.txt Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than FreeBSD. It is recommended that administrators running openssl check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- OpenSSL -- Cache timing vulnerability Affected packages openssl < 1.0.2o_2,1 openssl-devel < 1.1.0h_1 Details VuXML ID 8f353420-4197-11e8-8777-b499baebfeaf Discovery 2018-04-16 Entry 2018-04-16 The OpenSSL project reports: The OpenSSL RSA Key generation algorithm has been shown to be vulnerable to a cache timing side channel attack. An attacker with sufficient access to mount cache timing attacks during the RSA key generation process could recover the private key. References CVE Name CVE-2018-0737 URL https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20180416.txt - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Jacques Vidrine and contributors. Please see the source of this document for full copyright information. - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. The decision to follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin. NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It may not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly from the author's website to ensure that the information is still current. Contact information for the authors of the original document is included in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact them directly. Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from: https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ =========================================================================== Australian Computer Emergency Response Team The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031 Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417) AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours which are GMT+10:00 (AEST). On call after hours for member emergencies only. =========================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1967 iQIVAwUBWtWaoox+lLeg9Ub1AQjXQg/+MOhllwput8SVDw1aU6pSlJHHVcfzr5Kz URdI8ocW0jF2iJrGICJx7NqN7Nc1r7mkwbQ95Zo3FTGoFLVHbMBoUi3iPW6HqNVY FA/CAVbnBH/NDMSIzwQkINatxwp5eysZx/jsPiNDIl81whjWITbs8zMgvVhwnJ/z 7pBgSt0MooFRJn0kAo+dbjz9uv+znl3H8Jrxkwb4jL2b2Vy2nXYRBYO278YyWAsk E9ZsRHiQ/QTsLYAaCbyDtf7Stcbg1ckUSeGqk4W1IzN1h290fiBLuvXiygR8QPah G7Q+Xza9ILrBrtNLsCa6dQOCUdLTKS3iKMoHlSsjfGfyvZJH6zjIEft/7E38jDL/ afWVUHSlZkwrI0RAHM23iqubAN5QJbcBmZVOUa8d+z+VD1s0eTMgicCaZGTlPp/n v5Im9Oi8Yfbvjupx6CnAcLGkHiz/2YbSni1sBFFXMark+EGhm12Nj8y+KT5Cap74 XMPjAYMW0dM1HIkE/PC1g6Kxa7jDU3N1LLExWZyrDYeXfLStrw7zN1kQqUKGpM0v ba3Oxk6Tcu9eHWZlPAQwY3bzSG8uGN0malJHvlQklUWRAVs6aY8usHdc0dv0mynW FxgH6YmG1R6781Qwv9M0awMd141VFMRlZ1yi/q2yMdRHijHuYlrzL45U1ppoIPsG t4qcHGDMXSM= =AMDq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----