There is no known workaround at this time.
All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
+All OpenSSL 1.1.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.1.1g"
+ All OpenSSL 1.0.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ +
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.2u"
+
+