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USN-5488-2 Not scored

openssl vulnerability

USN-5488-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Chancen and Daniel Fiala discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the c_rehash script. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands when c_rehash is run.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published July 6, 2022
Required by Not available
Last source change June 25, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS openssl

29 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities USN-5488-2

USN-5488-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Chancen and Daniel Fiala discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the c_rehash script. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands when c_rehash is run.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence