[Info-vax] New VSI OpenSSL version released

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 4/20/2022 9:28 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> VMS Software Inc. is very pleased to announce the latest release of the 
> VSI OpenVMS Integrity and
> Alpha versions of the VSI SSL111-V0101-1N-1 kits, which are now 
> available for download from
> VMS Software Inc. These updated kits are available for use on both 
> Itanium based and Alpha based OpenVMS systems running OpenVMS I64 
> V8.4-1H1 and later, as well as OpenVMS AXP V8.4-2L1 and V8.4-2L2.
> 
> This is OpenSSL V3, I believe.  Good to see VSI keeping more current 
> than in the past.

The name indicates that it is OpenSSL 1.1.1n with a bug fix for
CVE-2022-0778 which is the one Hoff mentioned in his post
about a bug in the ecliptic asymmetric stuff that can cause
am infinite loop to happen.

Arne