Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL that can result in either Denial of Service or information disclosure.
Background ==========
OpenSSL is an Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) as well as a general purpose cryptography library.
Packages which depend on the OpenSSL library need to be restarted for the upgrade to take effect. Some packages may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License =======
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