CVE-2026-42764

Issue summary: Receiving a QUIC initial packet with an invalid token may trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the OpenSSL QUIC server with address validation disabled. Impact summary: NULL pointer dereference typically causes abnormal termination of the affected QUIC server process and a Denial of Service. If the address validation is disabled in the OpenSSL QUIC server implementation, an attacker can crash the server by sending an initial packet with an invalid or expired token. By default, the client address validation is enabled in the OpenSSL QUIC server implementation, which makes the default configuration not vulnerable to this issue. However if the SSL_LISTENER_FLAG_NO_VALIDATE is used with the SSL_new_listener() call, the address validation is disabled making the vulnerable code reachable. The FIPS modules in 4.0, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, and 3.0 are not affected by this issue, as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Jul 2026, 08:10

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Summary
  • (es) Resumen del problema: Recibir un paquete inicial QUIC con un token inválido puede desencadenar una desreferencia de puntero NULL en el servidor QUIC de OpenSSL con la validación de direcciones deshabilitada. Resumen del impacto: La desreferencia de puntero NULL típicamente causa la terminación anormal del proceso del servidor QUIC afectado y una denegación de servicio. Si la validación de direcciones está deshabilitada en la implementación del servidor QUIC de OpenSSL, un atacante puede bloquear el servidor enviando un paquete inicial con un token inválido o caducado. Por defecto, la validación de direcciones del cliente está habilitada en la implementación del servidor QUIC de OpenSSL, lo que hace que la configuración predeterminada no sea vulnerable a este problema. Sin embargo, si se utiliza SSL_LISTENER_FLAG_NO_VALIDATE con la llamada a SSL_new_listener(), la validación de direcciones se deshabilita, haciendo que el código vulnerable sea accesible. Los módulos FIPS en 4.0, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4 y 3.0 no se ven afectados por este problema, ya que el código afectado está fuera del límite del módulo FIPS de OpenSSL.

15 Jun 2026, 18:25

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First Time Openssl openssl
Openssl
CPE cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/5e3ed291b8af0b03d5d3b9e56a1da69a187e9729 - () https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/5e3ed291b8af0b03d5d3b9e56a1da69a187e9729 - Patch
References () https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/a45a0aba8095682c88ff4fc4a784892b8c6f0677 - () https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/a45a0aba8095682c88ff4fc4a784892b8c6f0677 - Patch
References () https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/bf29a458c1a231eca87e384c62b9c2553fa57a91 - () https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/bf29a458c1a231eca87e384c62b9c2553fa57a91 - Patch
References () https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20260609.txt - () https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20260609.txt - Vendor Advisory

10 Jun 2026, 08:16

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References
  • {'url': 'https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/5e3ed291b8af0b03d5d3b9e56a1da69a187e9729', 'source': 'openssl-security@openssl.org'}
  • {'url': 'https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/a45a0aba8095682c88ff4fc4a784892b8c6f0677', 'source': 'openssl-security@openssl.org'}
  • {'url': 'https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/bf29a458c1a231eca87e384c62b9c2553fa57a91', 'source': 'openssl-security@openssl.org'}
  • () https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/5e3ed291b8af0b03d5d3b9e56a1da69a187e9729 -
  • () https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/a45a0aba8095682c88ff4fc4a784892b8c6f0677 -
  • () https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/bf29a458c1a231eca87e384c62b9c2553fa57a91 -

09 Jun 2026, 21:17

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5

09 Jun 2026, 17:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-09 17:17

Updated : 2026-07-23 08:10


NVD link : CVE-2026-42764

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42764

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42764


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Products Affected

openssl

  • openssl
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference