OpenSSL vulnerabilities
Summary
Viktor Dukhovni discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly negotiated the expected preferred key exchange group when used as a TLS 1.3 server. This could result in a less preferred key exchange being used, contrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-2673) Igor Morgenstern discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain memory operations when used as a DANE client. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-28387) Igor Morgenstern discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain memory operations when processing a delta CRL. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-28388) Nathan Sportsman, Daniel Rhea, and Jaeho Nam discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain memory operations when processing a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message with KeyAgreeRecipientInfo. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-28389) Muhammad Daffa, Joshua Rogers, and Chanho Kim discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled processing of a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message with KeyTransportRecipientInfo. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-202 Affected Ubuntu releases: 25.10, 24.04, 22.04. CVEs: CVE-2026-28388, CVE-2026-28390, CVE-2026-28387, CVE-2026-31789, CVE-2026-2673, CVE-2026-31790, CVE-2026-28389.
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04
- Ubuntu 22.04
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Mitigation checklist
- Apply available updates: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade` (a standard system update installs the fix).
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
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