CENTOS 6 ELS: OpenSSL PACKAGE WITH THE FIX FOR THE CVE-2021-23840 GRADUAL ROLLOUT - TuxCare

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A new updated OpenSSL package with the fix for the CVE-2021-23840 within CentOS 6 ELS has been scheduled for gradual rollout from our production repository.

 

Rollout slot: 2
Rolled out to: 1%
ETA for 100% rollout: June 29


CHANGELOG

openssl-1.0.1e-61.el6.cloudlinux.els

  • CVE-2021-23840: Fix integer overflow in CipherUpdate()

UPDATE COMMAND

yum update openssl*

IMMEDIATE UPDATE (VIA BYPASS)

yum update openssl* --enablerepo=ELS6-rollout-2-bypass

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