USN-5051-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5051-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5051-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5051-1
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Published
2021-08-24T15:26:39.466132Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:35Z
Summary
openssl vulnerabilities
Details

John Ouyang discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled decrypting SM2 data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly change application behaviour. (CVE-2021-3711)

Ingo Schwarze discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain ASN.1 strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-3712)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / openssl

Package

Name
openssl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssl@1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.13?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.13

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.2g-1ubuntu13
1.0.2g-1ubuntu14
1.0.2n-1ubuntu1
1.1.0g-2ubuntu1
1.1.0g-2ubuntu2
1.1.0g-2ubuntu3
1.1.0g-2ubuntu4
1.1.0g-2ubuntu4.1
1.1.0g-2ubuntu4.3
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.1
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.2
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.3
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.4
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.5
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.6
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.7
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.8
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.9
1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.13",
            "binary_name": "libssl-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.13",
            "binary_name": "libssl1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.13",
            "binary_name": "openssl"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "high",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2021-3711"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2021-3712"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
    }
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / openssl

Package

Name
openssl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssl@1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.8?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.8

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.1c-1ubuntu4
1.1.1d-2ubuntu3
1.1.1d-2ubuntu6
1.1.1f-1ubuntu1
1.1.1f-1ubuntu2
1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.1
1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.2
1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.3
1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.4
1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.8",
            "binary_name": "libssl-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.8",
            "binary_name": "libssl1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.8",
            "binary_name": "openssl"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "high",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2021-3711"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2021-3712"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
    }
}