SB2026082402 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for openssl
Published: August 24, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5535)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the SSL_select_next_proto() function when using NPN. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28390)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: 6.9 [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]
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.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45447)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in the PKCS7_verify() function when processing a specially crafted PKCS#7 or S/MIME signed message during PKCS#7 signature verification. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted signed message to execute arbitrary code.
Applications using the CMS APIs for this processing are not affected.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.