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LibreSSL 2.1.5 released

96 points| fcambus | 11 years ago |marc.info | reply

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[+] busterb|11 years ago|reply
The LibreSSL version scheme corresponds to OpenBSD version numbers:

2.0.x -> OpenBSD 5.6, 2.1.x -> OpenBSD 5.7, 2.2.x -> OpenBSD 5.8,

Development slowed approaching the end of 2.1.x as the OpenBSD tree went in release mode lockdown. It is interesting to see the development coordination that stops and restarts the tree activity.

Things in the pipeline for 2.2.x include AIX, Cygwin, Visual Studio support, and wider support for optimizations (currently only ELF/OS X x64 is supported). In general, expect libtls to expand in features and improve usability, more code to be pruned and simplified.

There were not many SSL patches for OpenBSD 5.6, and there were not any LibreSSL 2.0.x releases after 2.1.x began. However, we are looking at possibly releasing further 2.1.x updates if there is interest. They would correspond to OpenBSD 5.7 errata.

[+] kymywho|11 years ago|reply
If the LibreSSL corresponds to OpenBSD version numbers then it should be numbered 2.5.6 => 2.5.7 => 2.5.8 etc.
[+] fcambus|11 years ago|reply
From the release announcement :

This or earlier LibreSSL releases may also address issues that are to be revealed by The OpenSSL Project Team on the 19th of March, 2015.

[+] busterb|11 years ago|reply
The question of whether LibreSSL has fixes for OpenSSL issues comes up frequently enough that it made sense to note it directly.

Fixes and improvements have certainly been shared between the Boring, Open and LibreSSL teams, and we look forward to further cooperation. It is obviously beneficial.

LibreSSL has in the past mitigated issues that later became known in OpenSSL through security updates. Sometimes, it has been still vulnerable to OpenSSL issues as well. Hopefully we'll fall into the former camp this time around.

To the security researchers and developers who have reached out, we are very grateful.

[+] 0x0|11 years ago|reply
That sounds a bit passive-aggressive, no?
[+] Ono-Sendai|11 years ago|reply
Nice to see some work being done on the Windows port!