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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2624-1

Posted on 02 June 2015
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2624-1
June 01, 2015

openssl update
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

The export cipher suites have been disabled in OpenSSL.

Software Description:
- openssl: Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cryptographic library and tools

Details:

As a security improvement, this update removes the export cipher suites
from the default cipher list to prevent their use in possible downgrade
attacks.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.04:
libssl1.0.0 1.0.1f-1ubuntu11.1

Ubuntu 14.10:
libssl1.0.0 1.0.1f-1ubuntu9.5

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libssl1.0.0 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.12

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libssl1.0.0 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.28

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2624-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1460735

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1f-1ubuntu11.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1f-1ubuntu9.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.12
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssl/1.0.1-4ubuntu5.28

 

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