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SUSE-SU-2022:0872-1

Security update for stunnel

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This update for stunnel fixes the following issues:

Update to 5.62 including new features and bugfixes:

  • Security bugfixes
    • The 'redirect' option was fixed to properly handle unauthenticated requests (bsc#1182529).
    • Fixed a double free with OpenSSL older than 1.1.0.
    • Added hardening to systemd service (bsc#1181400).
  • New features
    • Added new 'protocol = capwin' and 'protocol = capwinctrl' configuration file options.
    • Added support for the new SSL_set_options() values.
    • Added a bash completion script.
    • New 'sessionResume' service-level option to allow or disallow session resumption
    • Download fresh ca-certs.pem for each new release.
    • New 'protocolHeader' service-level option to insert custom 'connect' protocol negotiation headers. This feature can be used to impersonate other software (e.g. web browsers).
    • 'protocolHost' can also be used to control the client SMTP protocol negotiation HELO/EHLO value.
    • Initial FIPS 3.0 support.
    • Client-side 'protocol = ldap' support
  • Bugfixes
    • Fixed a transfer() loop bug.
    • Fixed reloading configuration with 'systemctl reload stunnel.service'.
    • Fixed incorrect messages logged for OpenSSL errors.
    • Fixed 'redirect' with 'protocol'. This combination is not supported by 'smtp', 'pop3' and 'imap' protocols.
    • X.509v3 extensions required by modern versions of OpenSSL are added to generated self-signed test certificates.
    • Fixed a tiny memory leak in configuration file reload error handling.
    • Fixed engine initialization.
    • FIPS TLS feature is reported when a provider or container is available, and not when FIPS control API is available.
    • Fix configuration reload when compression is used
    • Fix test suite fixed not to require external connectivity

What each source reports

OSVNo score

Security update for stunnel

This update for stunnel fixes the following issues:

Update to 5.62 including new features and bugfixes:

  • Security bugfixes
    • The 'redirect' option was fixed to properly handle unauthenticated requests (bsc#1182529).
    • Fixed a double free with OpenSSL older than 1.1.0.
    • Added hardening to systemd service (bsc#1181400).
  • New features
    • Added new 'protocol = capwin' and 'protocol = capwinctrl' configuration file options.
    • Added support for the new SSL_set_options() values.
    • Added a bash completion script.
    • New 'sessionResume' service-level option to allow or disallow session resumption
    • Download fresh ca-certs.pem for each new release.
    • New 'protocolHeader' service-level option to insert custom 'connect' protocol negotiation headers. This feature can be used to impersonate other software (e.g. web browsers).
    • 'protocolHost' can also be used to control the client SMTP protocol negotiation HELO/EHLO value.
    • Initial FIPS 3.0 support.
    • Client-side 'protocol = ldap' support
  • Bugfixes
    • Fixed a transfer() loop bug.
    • Fixed reloading configuration with 'systemctl reload stunnel.service'.
    • Fixed incorrect messages logged for OpenSSL errors.
    • Fixed 'redirect' with 'protocol'. This combination is not supported by 'smtp', 'pop3' and 'imap' protocols.
    • X.509v3 extensions required by modern versions of OpenSSL are added to generated self-signed test certificates.
    • Fixed a tiny memory leak in configuration file reload error handling.
    • Fixed engine initialization.
    • FIPS TLS feature is reported when a provider or container is available, and not when FIPS control API is available.
    • Fix configuration reload when compression is used
    • Fix test suite fixed not to require external connectivity
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:0872-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
stunnel
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3
before 5.62-3.14.1
5.62-3.14.1
stunnel
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS
before 5.62-3.14.1
5.62-3.14.1
stunnel
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS
before 5.62-3.14.1
5.62-3.14.1
stunnel
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
before 5.62-3.14.1
5.62-3.14.1
stunnel
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL
before 5.62-3.14.1
5.62-3.14.1
stunnel
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS
before 5.62-3.14.1
5.62-3.14.1
stunnel
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
before 5.62-3.14.1
5.62-3.14.1
stunnel
SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.1
before 5.62-3.14.1
5.62-3.14.1
stunnel
SUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
before 5.62-3.14.1
5.62-3.14.1
stunnel
SUSE:Manager Server 4.1
before 5.62-3.14.1
5.62-3.14.1
stunnel
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7
before 5.62-3.14.1
5.62-3.14.1

History

History
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In short

SUSE-SU-2022:0872-1 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in stunnel, published March 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in stunnel 5.62-3.14.1.

References

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