2016-01-28 - OpenSSL Vulnerabilities
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*Jan 28, 2016* OpenSSL announced the following security advisories:  https://mta.openssl.org/pipermail/openssl-announce/2016-January/000061.html

Advisory CVEs
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* CVE-2016-0701 - **DH small subgroups**  (Severity:High)

  This issue affects OpenSSL version 1.0.2.  
  OpenSSL 1.0.2 users should upgrade to 1.0.2f

* CVE-2015-3197 - **SSLv2 doesn't block disabled ciphers**   (Severity:Low)

  This issue affects OpenSSL versions 1.0.2 and 1.0.1.  

  OpenSSL 1.0.2 users should upgrade to 1.0.2f  
  OpenSSL 1.0.1 users should upgrade to 1.0.1r


Action
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xCAT uses OpenSSL for client-server communication but **does not** ship it.

It is recommended to keep your OpenSSL levels up-to-date with the indicated versions in the security bulletins to prevent any potential security threats. 

