Packages
- rust-openssl - OpenSSL bindings for Rust
Details
Matt Mastracci discovered that rust-openssl was incorrectly handling server
lifetimes in certain functions. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service or run arbitrary memory content to the client.
(CVE-2025-24898)
It was discovered that rust-openssl was incorrectly handling empty strings
when setting the host in certain functions. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-53159)
It was discovered that rust-openssl was incorrectly handling property
arguments in certain functions. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-3416)
Matt Mastracci discovered that rust-openssl was incorrectly handling server
lifetimes in certain functions. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service or run arbitrary memory content to the client.
(CVE-2025-24898)
It was discovered that rust-openssl was incorrectly handling empty strings
when setting the host in certain functions. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-53159)
It was discovered that rust-openssl was incorrectly handling property
arguments in certain functions. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-3416)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.04 LTS noble | librust-openssl-dev – 0.10.57-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | librust-openssl-dev – 0.10.36-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | librust-openssl-dev – 0.10.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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