Category: Security Bulletins
The Security Bulletins category provides quick and accurate information regarding IT security that may concern your server or account. We take security very seriously and work to ensure you are kept in the loop regarding these updates.We also maintain past security information should it be needed in the future.
What is OpenSSL?
OpenSSL is a common cryptographic library which provides encryption, specifically SSL/TLS, for popular applications such as Apache (web), MySQL (database), e-mail, virtual private networks (VPNs), and more.
A vulnerability found in the Linux kernel, specifically a flaw with the pseudo tty (pty) device, allows an unprivileged user to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially gain administrator privileges. A small number of CentOS and Ubuntu versions are vulnerable, thus we want to highlight the following information:
OpenSSL is a common cryptographic library which provides encryption, specifically SSL/TLS, for popular applications such as Apache (web), MySQL (database), e-mail, virtual private networks (VPNs), and more.
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