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Date:      Thu, 10 Dec 2020 06:55:15 -0500
From:      <jerry@seibercom.net>
To:        "'FreeBSD'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Patches for OpenSSL
Message-ID:  <267201d6ceeb$52ffcaa0$f8ff5fe0$@seibercom.net>

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I just read "FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-20:33.openssl". I found t=
he following part of the message quite troubling.

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"Note: The OpenSSL project has published publicly available patches for ver=
sions included in FreeBSD 12.x.  This vulnerability is also known to affect=
 OpenSSL versions included in FreeBSD 11.4.  However, the OpenSSL project i=
s only giving patches for that version to premium support contract holders.=
  The FreeBSD project does not have access to these patches and recommends =
..."

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Exactly why doesn't FreeBSD have access to the above mentioned 'patches'? I=
s this purely a financial matter? If so, then exactly how much are we talki=
ng about here? For one, I would be too interested in knowing the specifics =
regarding FreeBSD's inability to gain access to these patches.

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Jerry

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