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CVE-2025-15468

CVE-2025-15468 · NULL dereference in SSL_CIPHER_find() function on unknown cipher ID

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Issue summary: If an application using the SSL_CIPHER_find() function in a QUIC protocol client or server receives an unknown cipher suite from the peer, a NULL dereference occurs. Impact summary: A NULL pointer dereference leads to abnormal termination of the running process causing Denial of Service. Some applications call SSL_CIPHER_find() from the client_hello_cb callback on the cipher ID received from the peer. If this is done with an SSL object implementing the QUIC protocol, NULL pointer dereference will happen if the examined cipher ID is unknown or unsupported. As it is not very common to call this function in applications using the QUIC protocol and the worst outcome is Denial of Service, the issue was assessed as Low severity. The vulnerable code was introduced in the 3.2 version with the addition of the QUIC protocol support. The FIPS modules in 3.6, 3.5, 3.4 and 3.3 are not affected by this issue, as the QUIC implementation is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary. OpenSSL 3.6, 3.5, 3.4 and 3.3 are vulnerable to this issue. OpenSSL 3.0, 1.1.1 and 1.0.2 are not affected by this issue.

CVSS 5.9 · Medium · EPSS 0.8% · Fix available

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Stack: system · network

Affected products and versions

  • openssl

    Versions
    • ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.1: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 3.5.0, < 3.5.5: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 3.4.0, < 3.4.4: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 3.3.0, < 3.3.6: Affected (semver)

    Update to 3.3.6; Update to 3.4.4; Update to 3.5.5; Update to 3.6.1

  • openssl Debian:13

    Versions
    • 3.5.1-1
    • 3.5.1-1+deb13u1
    • 3.5.2-1
    • 3.5.3-1
    • 3.5.4-1~deb13u1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 3.5.4-1~deb13u2

    Update to 3.5.4-1~deb13u2

  • openssl Debian:14

    Versions
    • 3.5.1-1
    • 3.5.2-1
    • 3.5.3-1
    • 3.5.4-1
    • 3.5.4-1~deb13u1
    • 3.5.4-1~deb13u2
    • 3.5.5-1~deb13u1
    • 3.5.5-1~deb13u2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 3.5.5-1

    Update to 3.5.5-1

  • nodejs Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1
    • 4.2.2~dfsg-1
    • 4.2.3~dfsg-1
    • 4.2.4~dfsg-1ubuntu1
    • 4.2.4~dfsg-2
    • 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu1
    • 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4
    • 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
    • 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2
    • 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm1
    • 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2
    • 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • nodejs Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu1
    • 6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu2
    • 6.12.0~dfsg-1ubuntu1
    • 6.12.0~dfsg-2ubuntu1
    • 6.12.0~dfsg-2ubuntu2
    • 8.10.0~dfsg-2
    • 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
    • 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.3
    • 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4
    • 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
    • 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2
    • 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm3
    • 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm4
    • 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm5
    • 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm6
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • nodejs Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 12.22.5~dfsg-5ubuntu1
    • 12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu1
    • 12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu3
    • 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu2
    • 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3
    • 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
    • 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2
    • 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.3
    • 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4
    • 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5
    • 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6
    • 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6+esm2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • openssl Ubuntu:25.10

    Versions
    • 3.4.1-1ubuntu3
    • 3.5.0-2ubuntu1
    • 3.5.2-1ubuntu1
    • 3.5.3-1ubuntu2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 3.5.3-1ubuntu3

    Update to 3.5.3-1ubuntu3

  • openssl Ubuntu:26.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 3.5.3-1ubuntu2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 3.5.5-1ubuntu1

    Update to 3.5.5-1ubuntu1

Original sources

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