Synopsis: Important: openssl096b security update Issue date: 2010-03-25 CVE Names: CVE-2009-3245 CVE-2009-3245 openssl: missing bn_wexpand return value checks It was discovered that OpenSSL did not always check the return value of the bn_wexpand() function. An attacker able to trigger a memory allocation failure in that function could cause an application using the OpenSSL library to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-3245) For the update to take effect, all programs using the openssl096b library must be restarted. SL 3.0.x SRPMS: openssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.src.rpm i386: openssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.i386.rpm x86_64: openssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.i386.rpm openssl096b-0.9.6b-16.50.x86_64.rpm SL 4.x SRPMS: openssl096b-0.9.6b-22.46.el4_8.1.src.rpm i386: openssl096b-0.9.6b-22.46.el4_8.1.i386.rpm x86_64: openssl096b-0.9.6b-22.46.el4_8.1.i386.rpm openssl096b-0.9.6b-22.46.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson