Ubuntu 24.04 SSL compatibility - hardcoded security level 2 breaks Atlas connections

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Incomplete
    • Priority: Major - P3
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    • Environment:
      OS:Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
      npm versions:v20.18.2

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        ## Bug Report

        *Version*: mongosh 2.2.10
        *Platform*: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
        *Connection*: MongoDB Atlas

        ## Problem
        All Atlas connections fail with SSL alert 80 on Ubuntu 24.04

        ## Root Cause
        Ubuntu's OpenSSL compiled with hardcoded DOPENSSL_TLS_SECURITY_LEVEL=2

        ## Error
        MongoServerSelectionError: error:0A000438:SSL
        routines:ssl3_read_bytes:tlsv1 alert internal error

        ## Request
        - Detect this specific error pattern
        - Provide clear error message pointing to Ubuntu 24.04 compatibility
        issue
        - Link to workaround documentation

        Affects all Ubuntu 24.04 users - major compatibility issue.

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              Reporter:
              Peter Wellstead
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