diff --git a/package/openssl/Makefile b/package/openssl/Makefile
index 86c584b7eb..fa11c160d3 100644
--- a/package/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/openssl/Makefile
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=openssl
-PKG_VERSION:=0.9.8e
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_VERSION:=0.9.8g
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.openssl.org/source/ \
 	ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/crypt/cryptography/libs/openssl/source/ \
 	ftp://ftp.webmonster.de/pub/openssl/source/ \
 	ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/security/tools/net/openssl/source/
-PKG_MD5SUM:=3a7ff24f6ea5cd711984722ad654b927
+PKG_MD5SUM:=acf70a16359bf3658bdfb74bda1c4419
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/package/openssl/patches/110-optimize-for-size.patch b/package/openssl/patches/110-optimize-for-size.patch
index e0a1952d32..a1c396cd23 100644
--- a/package/openssl/patches/110-optimize-for-size.patch
+++ b/package/openssl/patches/110-optimize-for-size.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-Index: openssl-0.9.8e/Configure
-===================================================================
---- openssl-0.9.8e.orig/Configure	2007-06-04 13:23:32.150846224 +0200
-+++ openssl-0.9.8e/Configure	2007-06-04 13:23:32.217836040 +0200
-@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@
+diff -ur openssl-0.9.8g/Configure openssl-0.9.8g2/Configure
+--- openssl-0.9.8g/Configure	2007-09-16 14:24:17.000000000 +0200
++++ openssl-0.9.8g2/Configure	2008-05-19 22:46:03.000000000 +0200
+@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@
  "linux-alpha+bwx-gcc","gcc:-O3 -DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO::-D_REENTRANT::-ldl:SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHAR RC4_CHUNK DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL:${no_asm}:dlfcn:linux-shared:-fPIC::.so.\$(SHLIB_MAJOR).\$(SHLIB_MINOR)",
  "linux-alpha-ccc","ccc:-fast -readonly_strings -DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO::-D_REENTRANT:::SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHUNK DES_INT DES_PTR DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL:${no_asm}",
  "linux-alpha+bwx-ccc","ccc:-fast -readonly_strings -DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO::-D_REENTRANT:::SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHAR RC4_CHUNK DES_INT DES_PTR DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL:${no_asm}",
diff --git a/package/openssl/patches/150-no_engines.patch b/package/openssl/patches/150-no_engines.patch
index 104cba07a2..1c9e715439 100644
--- a/package/openssl/patches/150-no_engines.patch
+++ b/package/openssl/patches/150-no_engines.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
-Index: openssl-0.9.8e/util/libeay.num
-===================================================================
---- openssl-0.9.8e.orig/util/libeay.num	2007-06-04 13:23:32.021865832 +0200
-+++ openssl-0.9.8e/util/libeay.num	2007-06-04 13:23:33.045710184 +0200
+diff -ur openssl-0.9.8g/Configure openssl-0.9.8g2/Configure
+--- openssl-0.9.8g/Configure	2008-05-19 22:49:45.000000000 +0200
++++ openssl-0.9.8g2/Configure	2008-05-19 22:50:40.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1685,6 +1685,11 @@
+ 	close(OUT);
+   }
+   
++# ugly hack to disable engines
++if($target eq "mingwx") {
++	system("sed -e s/^LIB/XLIB/g -i engines/Makefile");
++}
++  
+ print <<EOF;
+ 
+ Configured for $target.
+diff -ur openssl-0.9.8g/util/libeay.num openssl-0.9.8g2/util/libeay.num
+--- openssl-0.9.8g/util/libeay.num	2007-06-11 18:33:48.000000000 +0200
++++ openssl-0.9.8g2/util/libeay.num	2008-05-19 22:50:40.000000000 +0200
 @@ -2071,7 +2071,6 @@
  UI_add_error_string                     2633	EXIST::FUNCTION:
  KRB5_CHECKSUM_free                      2634	EXIST::FUNCTION:
@@ -67,19 +81,3 @@ Index: openssl-0.9.8e/util/libeay.num
  EC_GROUP_set_curve_name                 3533	EXIST::FUNCTION:EC
  X509_CERT_PAIR_it                       3534	EXIST:!EXPORT_VAR_AS_FUNCTION:VARIABLE:
  X509_CERT_PAIR_it                       3534	EXIST:EXPORT_VAR_AS_FUNCTION:FUNCTION:
-Index: openssl-0.9.8e/Configure
-===================================================================
---- openssl-0.9.8e.orig/Configure	2007-06-04 13:23:32.598778128 +0200
-+++ openssl-0.9.8e/Configure	2007-06-04 13:23:33.046710032 +0200
-@@ -1644,6 +1644,11 @@
- 	close(OUT);
-   }
-   
-+# ugly hack to disable engines
-+if($target eq "mingwx") {
-+	system("sed -e s/^LIB/XLIB/g -i engines/Makefile");
-+}
-+  
- print <<EOF;
- 
- Configured for $target.
diff --git a/package/openssl/patches/180-gcc_breakage.patch b/package/openssl/patches/180-gcc_breakage.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f83dfda7e..0000000000
--- a/package/openssl/patches/180-gcc_breakage.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,252 +0,0 @@
-Index: openssl-0.9.8e/crypto/asn1/asn1.h
-===================================================================
---- openssl-0.9.8e.orig/crypto/asn1/asn1.h	2007-06-28 22:59:12.856745040 +0200
-+++ openssl-0.9.8e/crypto/asn1/asn1.h	2007-06-28 23:00:11.137884960 +0200
-@@ -322,6 +322,17 @@
- #define I2D_OF(type) int (*)(type *,unsigned char **)
- #define I2D_OF_const(type) int (*)(const type *,unsigned char **)
- 
-+#define CHECKED_D2I_OF(type, d2i) \
-+    ((d2i_of_void*) (1 ? d2i : ((D2I_OF(type))0)))
-+#define CHECKED_I2D_OF(type, i2d) \
-+    ((i2d_of_void*) (1 ? i2d : ((I2D_OF(type))0)))
-+#define CHECKED_NEW_OF(type, xnew) \
-+    ((void *(*)(void)) (1 ? xnew : ((type *(*)(void))0)))
-+#define CHECKED_PTR_OF(type, p) \
-+    ((void*) (1 ? p : (type*)0))
-+#define CHECKED_PPTR_OF(type, p) \
-+    ((void**) (1 ? p : (type**)0))
-+
- #define TYPEDEF_D2I_OF(type) typedef type *d2i_of_##type(type **,const unsigned char **,long)
- #define TYPEDEF_I2D_OF(type) typedef int i2d_of_##type(type *,unsigned char **)
- #define TYPEDEF_D2I2D_OF(type) TYPEDEF_D2I_OF(type); TYPEDEF_I2D_OF(type)
-@@ -902,23 +913,41 @@
- 
- /* Used to implement other functions */
- void *ASN1_dup(i2d_of_void *i2d, d2i_of_void *d2i, char *x);
-+
- #define ASN1_dup_of(type,i2d,d2i,x) \
--	((type *(*)(I2D_OF(type),D2I_OF(type),type *))openssl_fcast(ASN1_dup))(i2d,d2i,x)
-+    ((type*)ASN1_dup(CHECKED_I2D_OF(type, i2d), \
-+		     CHECKED_D2I_OF(type, d2i), \
-+		     CHECKED_PTR_OF(type, x)))
-+
- #define ASN1_dup_of_const(type,i2d,d2i,x) \
--	((type *(*)(I2D_OF_const(type),D2I_OF(type),type *))openssl_fcast(ASN1_dup))(i2d,d2i,x)
-+    ((type*)ASN1_dup(CHECKED_I2D_OF(const type, i2d), \
-+		     CHECKED_D2I_OF(type, d2i), \
-+		     CHECKED_PTR_OF(const type, x)))
- 
- void *ASN1_item_dup(const ASN1_ITEM *it, void *x);
- 
- #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_FP_API
- void *ASN1_d2i_fp(void *(*xnew)(void), d2i_of_void *d2i, FILE *in, void **x);
-+
- #define ASN1_d2i_fp_of(type,xnew,d2i,in,x) \
--	((type *(*)(type *(*)(void),D2I_OF(type),FILE *,type **))openssl_fcast(ASN1_d2i_fp))(xnew,d2i,in,x)
-+    ((type*)ASN1_d2i_fp(CHECKED_NEW_OF(type, xnew), \
-+			CHECKED_D2I_OF(type, d2i), \
-+			in, \
-+			CHECKED_PPTR_OF(type, x)))
-+
- void *ASN1_item_d2i_fp(const ASN1_ITEM *it, FILE *in, void *x);
- int ASN1_i2d_fp(i2d_of_void *i2d,FILE *out,void *x);
-+
- #define ASN1_i2d_fp_of(type,i2d,out,x) \
--	((int (*)(I2D_OF(type),FILE *,type *))openssl_fcast(ASN1_i2d_fp))(i2d,out,x)
-+    (ASN1_i2d_fp(CHECKED_I2D_OF(type, i2d), \
-+		 out, \
-+		 CHECKED_PTR_OF(type, x)))
-+
- #define ASN1_i2d_fp_of_const(type,i2d,out,x) \
--	((int (*)(I2D_OF_const(type),FILE *,type *))openssl_fcast(ASN1_i2d_fp))(i2d,out,x)
-+    (ASN1_i2d_fp(CHECKED_I2D_OF(const type, i2d), \
-+		 out, \
-+		 CHECKED_PTR_OF(const type, x)))
-+
- int ASN1_item_i2d_fp(const ASN1_ITEM *it, FILE *out, void *x);
- int ASN1_STRING_print_ex_fp(FILE *fp, ASN1_STRING *str, unsigned long flags);
- #endif
-@@ -927,14 +956,26 @@
- 
- #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_BIO
- void *ASN1_d2i_bio(void *(*xnew)(void), d2i_of_void *d2i, BIO *in, void **x);
-+
- #define ASN1_d2i_bio_of(type,xnew,d2i,in,x) \
--	((type *(*)(type *(*)(void),D2I_OF(type),BIO *,type **))openssl_fcast(ASN1_d2i_bio))(xnew,d2i,in,x)
-+    ((type*)ASN1_d2i_bio( CHECKED_NEW_OF(type, xnew), \
-+			  CHECKED_D2I_OF(type, d2i), \
-+			  in, \
-+			  CHECKED_PPTR_OF(type, x)))
-+
- void *ASN1_item_d2i_bio(const ASN1_ITEM *it, BIO *in, void *x);
- int ASN1_i2d_bio(i2d_of_void *i2d,BIO *out, unsigned char *x);
-+
- #define ASN1_i2d_bio_of(type,i2d,out,x) \
--	((int (*)(I2D_OF(type),BIO *,type *))openssl_fcast(ASN1_i2d_bio))(i2d,out,x)
-+    (ASN1_i2d_bio(CHECKED_I2D_OF(type, i2d), \
-+		  out, \
-+		  CHECKED_PTR_OF(type, x)))
-+
- #define ASN1_i2d_bio_of_const(type,i2d,out,x) \
--	((int (*)(I2D_OF_const(type),BIO *,const type *))openssl_fcast(ASN1_i2d_bio))(i2d,out,x)
-+    (ASN1_i2d_bio(CHECKED_I2D_OF(const type, i2d), \
-+		  out, \
-+		  CHECKED_PTR_OF(const type, x)))
-+
- int ASN1_item_i2d_bio(const ASN1_ITEM *it, BIO *out, void *x);
- int ASN1_UTCTIME_print(BIO *fp,ASN1_UTCTIME *a);
- int ASN1_GENERALIZEDTIME_print(BIO *fp,ASN1_GENERALIZEDTIME *a);
-@@ -977,8 +1018,12 @@
- void *ASN1_item_unpack(ASN1_STRING *oct, const ASN1_ITEM *it);
- ASN1_STRING *ASN1_pack_string(void *obj, i2d_of_void *i2d,
- 			      ASN1_OCTET_STRING **oct);
-+
- #define ASN1_pack_string_of(type,obj,i2d,oct) \
--	((ASN1_STRING *(*)(type *,I2D_OF(type),ASN1_OCTET_STRING **))openssl_fcast(ASN1_pack_string))(obj,i2d,oct)
-+    (ASN1_pack_string(CHECKED_PTR_OF(type, obj), \
-+		      CHECKED_I2D_OF(type, i2d), \
-+		      oct))
-+
- ASN1_STRING *ASN1_item_pack(void *obj, const ASN1_ITEM *it, ASN1_OCTET_STRING **oct);
- 
- void ASN1_STRING_set_default_mask(unsigned long mask);
-Index: openssl-0.9.8e/crypto/pem/pem.h
-===================================================================
---- openssl-0.9.8e.orig/crypto/pem/pem.h	2007-06-28 22:59:46.719597104 +0200
-+++ openssl-0.9.8e/crypto/pem/pem.h	2007-06-28 23:00:11.138884808 +0200
-@@ -220,19 +220,28 @@
- #define IMPLEMENT_PEM_read_fp(name, type, str, asn1) \
- type *PEM_read_##name(FILE *fp, type **x, pem_password_cb *cb, void *u)\
- { \
--return(((type *(*)(D2I_OF(type),char *,FILE *,type **,pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_read))(d2i_##asn1, str,fp,x,cb,u)); \
-+    return (type*)PEM_ASN1_read(CHECKED_D2I_OF(type, d2i_##asn1), \
-+				str, fp, \
-+				CHECKED_PPTR_OF(type, x), \
-+				cb, u); \
- } 
- 
- #define IMPLEMENT_PEM_write_fp(name, type, str, asn1) \
- int PEM_write_##name(FILE *fp, type *x) \
- { \
--return(((int (*)(I2D_OF(type),const char *,FILE *,type *, const EVP_CIPHER *,unsigned char *,int, pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_write))(i2d_##asn1,str,fp,x,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL)); \
-+    return PEM_ASN1_write(CHECKED_I2D_OF(type, i2d_##asn1), \
-+			  str, fp, \
-+			  CHECKED_PTR_OF(type, x), \
-+			  NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL); \
- }
- 
- #define IMPLEMENT_PEM_write_fp_const(name, type, str, asn1) \
- int PEM_write_##name(FILE *fp, const type *x) \
- { \
--return(((int (*)(I2D_OF_const(type),const char *,FILE *, const type *, const EVP_CIPHER *,unsigned char *,int, pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_write))(i2d_##asn1,str,fp,x,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL)); \
-+    return PEM_ASN1_write(CHECKED_I2D_OF(const type, i2d_##asn1), \
-+			  str, fp, \
-+			  CHECKED_PTR_OF(const type, x), \
-+			  NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL); \
- }
- 
- #define IMPLEMENT_PEM_write_cb_fp(name, type, str, asn1) \
-@@ -240,7 +249,10 @@
- 	     unsigned char *kstr, int klen, pem_password_cb *cb, \
- 		  void *u) \
- 	{ \
--	return(((int (*)(I2D_OF(type),const char *,FILE *,type *, const EVP_CIPHER *,unsigned char *,int, pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_write))(i2d_##asn1,str,fp,x,enc,kstr,klen,cb,u)); \
-+	    return PEM_ASN1_write(CHECKED_I2D_OF(type, i2d_##asn1), \
-+				  str, fp, \
-+				  CHECKED_PTR_OF(type, x), \
-+				  enc, kstr, klen, cb, u); \
- 	}
- 
- #define IMPLEMENT_PEM_write_cb_fp_const(name, type, str, asn1) \
-@@ -248,7 +260,10 @@
- 	     unsigned char *kstr, int klen, pem_password_cb *cb, \
- 		  void *u) \
- 	{ \
--	return(((int (*)(I2D_OF_const(type),const char *,FILE *,type *, const EVP_CIPHER *,unsigned char *,int, pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_write))(i2d_##asn1,str,fp,x,enc,kstr,klen,cb,u)); \
-+	    return PEM_ASN1_write(CHECKED_I2D_OF(const type, i2d_##asn1), \
-+				  str, fp, \
-+				  CHECKED_PTR_OF(const type, x), \
-+				  enc, kstr, klen, cb, u); \
- 	}
- 
- #endif
-@@ -256,33 +271,48 @@
- #define IMPLEMENT_PEM_read_bio(name, type, str, asn1) \
- type *PEM_read_bio_##name(BIO *bp, type **x, pem_password_cb *cb, void *u)\
- { \
--return(((type *(*)(D2I_OF(type),const char *,BIO *,type **,pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_read_bio))(d2i_##asn1, str,bp,x,cb,u)); \
-+    return (type*)PEM_ASN1_read_bio(CHECKED_D2I_OF(type, d2i_##asn1), \
-+				    str, bp, \
-+				    CHECKED_PPTR_OF(type, x), \
-+				    cb, u); \
- }
- 
- #define IMPLEMENT_PEM_write_bio(name, type, str, asn1) \
- int PEM_write_bio_##name(BIO *bp, type *x) \
- { \
--return(((int (*)(I2D_OF(type),const char *,BIO *,type *, const EVP_CIPHER *,unsigned char *,int, pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_write_bio))(i2d_##asn1,str,bp,x,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL)); \
-+    return PEM_ASN1_write_bio(CHECKED_I2D_OF(type, i2d_##asn1), \
-+			      str, bp, \
-+			      CHECKED_PTR_OF(type, x), \
-+			      NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL); \
- }
- 
- #define IMPLEMENT_PEM_write_bio_const(name, type, str, asn1) \
- int PEM_write_bio_##name(BIO *bp, const type *x) \
- { \
--return(((int (*)(I2D_OF_const(type),const char *,BIO *,const type *, const EVP_CIPHER *,unsigned char *,int, pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_write_bio))(i2d_##asn1,str,bp,x,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL)); \
-+    return PEM_ASN1_write_bio(CHECKED_I2D_OF(const type, i2d_##asn1), \
-+			      str, bp, \
-+			      CHECKED_PTR_OF(const type, x), \
-+			      NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL); \
- }
- 
- #define IMPLEMENT_PEM_write_cb_bio(name, type, str, asn1) \
- int PEM_write_bio_##name(BIO *bp, type *x, const EVP_CIPHER *enc, \
- 	     unsigned char *kstr, int klen, pem_password_cb *cb, void *u) \
- 	{ \
--	return(((int (*)(I2D_OF(type),const char *,BIO *,type *,const EVP_CIPHER *,unsigned char *,int,pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_write_bio))(i2d_##asn1,str,bp,x,enc,kstr,klen,cb,u)); \
-+	    return PEM_ASN1_write_bio(CHECKED_I2D_OF(type, i2d_##asn1), \
-+				      str, bp, \
-+				      CHECKED_PTR_OF(type, x), \
-+				      enc, kstr, klen, cb, u); \
- 	}
- 
- #define IMPLEMENT_PEM_write_cb_bio_const(name, type, str, asn1) \
- int PEM_write_bio_##name(BIO *bp, type *x, const EVP_CIPHER *enc, \
- 	     unsigned char *kstr, int klen, pem_password_cb *cb, void *u) \
- 	{ \
--	return(((int (*)(I2D_OF_const(type),const char *,BIO *,type *,const EVP_CIPHER *,unsigned char *,int,pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_write_bio))(i2d_##asn1,str,bp,x,enc,kstr,klen,cb,u)); \
-+	    return PEM_ASN1_write_bio(CHECKED_I2D_OF(const type, i2d_##asn1), \
-+				      str, bp, \
-+				      CHECKED_PTR_OF(const type, x), \
-+				      enc, kstr, klen, cb, u); \
- 	}
- 
- #define IMPLEMENT_PEM_write(name, type, str, asn1) \
-@@ -545,13 +575,22 @@
- 	     pem_password_cb *cb, void *u);
- void *	PEM_ASN1_read_bio(d2i_of_void *d2i, const char *name, BIO *bp,
- 			  void **x, pem_password_cb *cb, void *u);
-+
- #define PEM_ASN1_read_bio_of(type,d2i,name,bp,x,cb,u) \
--((type *(*)(D2I_OF(type),const char *,BIO *,type **,pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_read_bio))(d2i,name,bp,x,cb,u)
-+    ((type*)PEM_ASN1_read_bio(CHECKED_D2I_OF(type, d2i), \
-+			      name, bp,			\
-+			      CHECKED_PPTR_OF(type, x), \
-+			      cb, u))
-+
- int	PEM_ASN1_write_bio(i2d_of_void *i2d,const char *name,BIO *bp,char *x,
- 			   const EVP_CIPHER *enc,unsigned char *kstr,int klen,
- 			   pem_password_cb *cb, void *u);
-+
- #define PEM_ASN1_write_bio_of(type,i2d,name,bp,x,enc,kstr,klen,cb,u) \
--	((int (*)(I2D_OF(type),const char *,BIO *,type *, const EVP_CIPHER *,unsigned char *,int, pem_password_cb *,void *))openssl_fcast(PEM_ASN1_write_bio))(i2d,name,bp,x,enc,kstr,klen,cb,u)
-+    (PEM_ASN1_write_bio(CHECKED_I2D_OF(type, i2d), \
-+			name, bp,		   \
-+			CHECKED_PTR_OF(type, x), \
-+			enc, kstr, klen, cb, u))
- 
- STACK_OF(X509_INFO) *	PEM_X509_INFO_read_bio(BIO *bp, STACK_OF(X509_INFO) *sk, pem_password_cb *cb, void *u);
- int	PEM_X509_INFO_write_bio(BIO *bp,X509_INFO *xi, EVP_CIPHER *enc,