Release compat-openssl11-1.1.1k-5.el9_8.6 ALSA-2026:80514
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- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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The issue lists two OpenSSL vulnerabilities and affected compat-openssl11 packages for EL9. Read the linked CVE pages and the package update process to determine what work is expected; the issue does not identify files, tests, or a completion criterion.
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Description
compat-openssl11 security update
Severity: Moderate
Description
The OpenSSL toolkit provides support for secure communications between machines. This version of OpenSSL package contains only the libraries from the 1.1.1 version and is provided for compatibility with previous releases.
Security Fix(es):
- openssl: heap buffer overflow in CMS key unwrapping (CVE-2026-63072)
- openssl: compat-openssl: DTLS Retransmits Handshake Messages From a Stale Buffer Offset (CVE-2026-84782)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected packages:
compat-openssl11-1.1.1k-5.el9_8.6.i686
compat-openssl11-1.1.1k-5.el9_8.6.x86_64
compat-openssl11-1.1.1k-5.el9_8.6.s390x
compat-openssl11-1.1.1k-5.el9_8.6.ppc64le
compat-openssl11-1.1.1k-5.el9_8.6.aarch64
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