OpenSSL is an Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security as well as a general purpose cryptography library.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker can cause Denial of Service and information disclosure.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All OpenSSL 1.0.1 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.1o"
All OpenSSL 0.9.8 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-0.9.8z_p7"