[SOLVED] Should I update OpenSSL from 1.0.2k-fips to 1.0.2x because of CVE-2020-1971 ?

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[SOLVED] Should I update OpenSSL from 1.0.2k-fips to 1.0.2x because of CVE-2020-1971 ?

Post by samsara1209 » 2020/12/09 07:14:04

The High severity CVE-2020-1971: https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabil ... -2020-1971 says that OpenSSL from version 1.0.2 to 1.0.2w are all affected, and is fixed in 1.0.2x.

Should I update OpenSSL to 1.0.2x ?
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Re: Should I update OpenSSL from 1.0.2k-fips to 1.0.2x because of CVE-2020-1971 ?

Post by TrevorH » 2020/12/09 08:00:20

No. You should wait for the equivalent fix to be published, first for RHEL and then for CentOS once it's rebuilt. But first it has to come out for RHEL.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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Re: Should I update OpenSSL from 1.0.2k-fips to 1.0.2x because of CVE-2020-1971 ?

Post by samsara1209 » 2020/12/09 08:32:42

TrevorH wrote:
2020/12/09 08:00:20
No. You should wait for the equivalent fix to be published, first for RHEL and then for CentOS once it's rebuilt. But first it has to come out for RHEL.
Thank you very much. :D

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