ELSA-2020-5476: Security update for 4 packages

ELSA-2020-5476, released December 17, 2020, fixes 1 CVE across 4 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

5.9

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0699

94th percentile

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
openssl	ol 8	1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3
openssl-devel	ol 8	1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3
openssl-libs	ol 8	1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3
openssl-perl	ol 8	1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
Routine	CVE-2020-1971	OpenSSL: CVE-2020-1971 EDIPARTYNAME NULL pointer de-reference	5.9	0.0699	Exploitation Less Likely

Also fixes CVE-2020-1971

RHSA-2020:5476
openssl, openssl-devel, openssl-libs and 1 more on RHEL 8
libssl1.0.0 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.5
libssl1.0.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)
libssl1.1 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.7
libssl1.1 on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)
libssl1.1 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.1
libssl1.1 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
openssl 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.7
openssl on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)
openssl 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.1
openssl on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
openssl1.0 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.5
openssl1.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)

Vendor advisory

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-5476.html

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