About the security content of SwiftNIO SSL 2.4.1

This document describes the security content of SwiftNIO SSL 2.4.1.

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SwiftNIO SSL 2.4.1

Released October 4, 2019

SwiftNIO

Available for: SwiftNIO SSL 2.0.0 through 2.4.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 and later

Impact: A SwiftNIO application using TLS may be able to execute arbitrary code

Description: The issue was addressed by signaling that an executable stack is not required.

CVE-2019-8849: Apple

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