CVE-2026-35188

Publication date 9 June 2026

Last updated 18 June 2026


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.0 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

Issue summary: A malicious server can exploit TLS OCSP stapling by delivering a crafted response through the status_request extension, triggering a double-free in the client's certificate verification path. Impact summary: Successful exploitation allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory via a double-free, potentially leading to a Denial of Service or possibly an attacker controlled code execution or other undefined behavior. If OCSP stapling is enabled and the TLS client connects to a malicious server, a crafted OCSP stapled response can trigger a double free in the TLS client when the stapled response is checked. The OCSP stapling is not enabled by default. Reliable code execution through a double-free is technically complex and highly environment-dependent but the Denial of Service impact is straightforward to achieve, warranting Moderate severity. No FIPS modules are affected by this issue as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
edk2 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
nodejs 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
openssl 26.04 LTS resolute
Not affected
25.10 questing
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
openssl-fips 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
openssl1.0 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected

Notes


mdeslaur

edk2 in jammy embeds OpenSSL 1.1.1j edk2 in noble embeds OpenSSL 3.0.9 edk2 in plucky embeds OpenSSL 3.4.0 edk2 in questing embeds OpenSSL 3.4.0 edk2 in resolute embeds OpenSSL 3.5.1 edk2 in stonking embeds OpenSSL 3.5.1 nodejs in jammy embeds OpenSSL 1.1.1m OpenSSL 4.0 and 3.6 are vulnerable to this issue.

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.0 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L


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