Support for OpenSSL 1.0.1 will cease on 2016-12-31 [1], so distributions need to update anyway.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.openssl.org&#x2F;policies&#x2F;releasestrat.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.openssl.org&#x2F;policies&#x2F;releasestrat.html</a>