OpenSSL vulnerabilities
Summary
USN-8155-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding updates for CVE-2026-28387 for openssl in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. CVE-2026-28388 for openssl and openssl1.0 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and CVE-2026-28389 and CVE-2026-28390 for openssl and openssl1.0 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: 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 KeyAgreeRecipientIn Affected Ubuntu releases: 20.04, 18.04, 16.04, 14.04. CVEs: CVE-2026-28387, CVE-2026-28389, CVE-2026-28388, CVE-2026-28390.
- Ubuntu 20.04
- Ubuntu 18.04
- Ubuntu 16.04
- Ubuntu 14.04
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
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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