Remediation Steps

Follow the steps below to remediate this finding on Linux (RHEL/CentOS/AlmaLinux).

1. Update OpenSSL via the package manager:

   sudo yum update openssl     # RHEL/CentOS 7
   sudo dnf update openssl     # RHEL/CentOS 8+ / AlmaLinux

2. Verify the installed version:

   openssl version

3. Restart dependent services:

   sudo systemctl restart httpd nginx