Red Hat Updates OpenSSL on RHEL 7 ELS
Tech GuruQuick Answer
Check OpenSSL on RHEL 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Apply RHSA-2026:96220 from the matching entitled repository. Restart dependent services, validate TLS/DTLS connections and retain the loaded-library and full package versions.
Confirm Scope And Apply The Supported Remediation
What to do now: Record OpenSSL packages, dynamically linked services, DTLS use and the matching support channel. RHEL 7 Extended Lifecycle Support: installations of the OpenSSL packages requiring RHSA-2026:96220. Match the full installed RPM, architecture and repository to the vendor product tree; a universal upstream version range is not stated. Apply RHSA-2026:96220 through the entitled Red Hat repositories. The fixed source build is openssl-1:1.0.2k-26.el7_9.3. Install the matching binary packages for the supported stream and architecture. Restart dependent services, validate TLS/DTLS connections and retain the loaded-library and full package versions.
Last verified: 2026-11-09 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.
Scope And Authority
| Product scope | RHEL 7 Extended Lifecycle Support; OpenSSL |
|---|---|
| Advisory | RHSA-2026:96220 |
| CVE | CVE-2026-84782 |
| Authoritative release date | November 9, 2026 at 11:23:36 UTC, from Red Hat CSAF initial_release_date. |
| Authority revision date | Red Hat records the substantive last-updated version at 2026-11-09T11:23:36+00:00. The CSAF generation timestamp is 2026-11-09T16:42:11+00:00; generation alone is not a material advisory revision. |
| Affected versions | RHEL 7 Extended Lifecycle Support: installations of the OpenSSL packages requiring RHSA-2026:96220. Match the full installed RPM, architecture and repository to the vendor product tree; a universal upstream version range is not stated. |
| Fixed version | openssl-1:1.0.2k-26.el7_9.3 |
| CVSS base score | 7.4 (highest authority-stated CVSS 3.1 base score) |
| CVSS severity | High (CVSS); Important (Red Hat impact) |
| Exploitation status | Red Hat does not state exploitation in this advisory.; no exploitation claim is inferred. |
Authority CVSS by Vulnerability
| CVE-2026-84782 | CVSS 3.1: 7.4 (High) |
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What Changed
Red Hat released RHSA-2026:96220 for RHEL 7 Extended Lifecycle Support, addressing information disclosure during DTLS handshake retransmission. The update provides the distribution packages listed below; keep the Red Hat release and support channel matched during remediation.
What To Validate Now
- Inventory. Record OpenSSL packages, dynamically linked services, DTLS use and the matching support channel.
- Establish applicability. RHEL 7 Extended Lifecycle Support: installations of the OpenSSL packages requiring RHSA-2026:96220. Match the full installed RPM, architecture and repository to the vendor product tree; a universal upstream version range is not stated.
- Remediate. Apply RHSA-2026:96220 through the entitled Red Hat repositories. The fixed source build is openssl-1:1.0.2k-26.el7_9.3. Install the matching binary packages for the supported stream and architecture.
- Validate. Restart dependent services, validate TLS/DTLS connections and retain the loaded-library and full package versions.
- Retain evidence. Preserve asset and owner identifiers, the applicability decision, before-and-after versions, change approval, installation output, validation results, and any exception or rollback record.
Operational Cautions
Match the distribution package, epoch and release suffix. Updating files does not replace libraries already loaded in a running process; assess service restart and failover requirements.
Evidence To Retain
- Exact product, release stream, package or application version, enabled feature, environment, and accountable owner.
- UTC timestamps, authority revision, approved change record, installer or package-manager output, and resulting version.
- Relevant logs and monitoring evidence, test results, exceptions, compensating controls, and rollback decisions.
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Authoritative References
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Advisory facts are attributed to Red Hat Inc. The linked CSAF content is licensed under CC BY 4.0; TechGeeks operational guidance is summarized for this notice.
