Public bug reported: FIPS 140-2 does not permit MD5 except when used for pseudorandom function (PRF). When openvpn requests MD5 operation to FIPS-mode- openssl, since it is not allowed in general, fips-mode-openssl goes into an error state.
openvpn needs to set a specific fips-mode-openssl flag to indicate it is using MD5 for PRF, thereby fips-mode-openssl will grant the request instead of entering an error state. In non-fips-openssl the flag has no meaning. ** Affects: openvpn (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: openvpn (Ubuntu Disco) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: openvpn (Ubuntu Disco) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: FIPS 140-2 does not permit MD5 except when used for pseudorandom function (PRF). When openvpn requests MD5 operation to FIPS-mode- openssl, since it is not allowed in general, fips-mode-openssl goes into an error state. - openvpn needs to set a specific fips-mode-openssl flag to indicate to it - is using MD5 for PRF, thereby fips-mode-openssl will grant the request - instead of entering an error state. + openvpn needs to set a specific fips-mode-openssl flag to indicate it is + using MD5 for PRF, thereby fips-mode-openssl will grant the request + instead of entering an error state. In non-fips-openssl the flag has no + meaning. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1807439 Title: openvpn crashes when run with fips openssl To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn/+bug/1807439/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs