Openssl ABI breakage

Solution Verified - Updated 2015-06-25T10:30:07+00:00 -

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Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Issue

• Following the recent security issues found : DHE man-in-the-middle protection (Logjam)
• What worries us is the ABI(Application Binary Interface) breakage : breaks binary compatibility
• What are Red Hat plans for fixes ?

Resolution

• Upstream has already decided to revert the fix
• Upstream has decided on a fix that will not break the ABI (Application Binary Interface)
• The original fix was not a security fix and was back ported into Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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