SB2026042124 - Fedora 43 update for openssl
Published: April 21, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-2673)
CWE-ID: CWE-670 - Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause the use of a less preferred key agreement group.
The vulnerability exists due to improper implementation of group tuple handling in TLS 1.3 server key exchange group negotiation when processing a ClientHello with initial predicted keyshares while the server configuration uses the "DEFAULT" keyword. A remote attacker can send a crafted TLS handshake to cause the use of a less preferred key agreement group.
No OpenSSL FIPS modules are affected because the vulnerable code lies outside the FIPS boundary.
2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28390)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference in CMS KeyTransportRecipientInfo processing when processing a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message using RSA-OAEP with a missing optional parameters field. A remote attacker can send a crafted CMS message to cause a denial of service.
Applications and services that call CMS_decrypt() on untrusted input, such as S/MIME processing or CMS-based protocols, are affected.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.