Well, you might be disappointed if you switch to ubuntu: http://packages.ubuntu.com/maverick/openssl

edit: the latest OpenSSL release is 1.0.0, not 1.2.2. And development on the 0.9.8-series seems to be still active, as latest version on it was released on the same day that 1.0.0c

edit2: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=578376