CVE-2026-116540
CVE-2026-116540 · netty-tcnative 2.0.66.Final before 2.0.84.Final Use-After-Free in Session Ticket Callback
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netty-tcnative 2.0.66.Final before 2.0.84.Final built against OpenSSL 3.x contains a use-after-free vulnerability in ssl_tlsext_ticket_key_cb during session ticket key rotation. Remote clients performing TLS handshakes while setSessionTicketKeys0 frees the shared key array cause OpenSSL to read freed HMAC keys, crashing or corrupting ticket processing.
CVSS 8.2 · High · EPSS 0.5% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
netty-tcnative
- Versions
- ≥ 2.0.66.Final, < 2.0.84.Final: Affected (custom)
Update to 2.0.84.Final
netty-tcnative Debian:12
- Versions
- 2.0.28-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty-tcnative Debian:13
- Versions
- 2.0.28-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty-tcnative Debian:14
- Versions
- 2.0.28-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty-tcnative Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.1.33.Fork6-1
- 1.1.33.Fork10-2
- 1.1.33.Fork14-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty-tcnative Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.1.33.Fork26-1
- 1.1.33.Fork26-1build1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty-tcnative Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.0.20-1
- 2.0.28-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty-tcnative Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.0.28-1
- 2.0.28-1build1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty-tcnative Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.0.28-1build1
- 2.0.28-1build2
- 2.0.28-1build3
- 2.0.28-1build4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty-tcnative Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 2.0.28-1build5
- 2.0.28-1build6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
netty-tcnative Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.0.28-1build4
- 2.0.28-1build5
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/security/advisories/GHSA-mmc8-vg2v-fvvw
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/commit/59662a8b07a9a7623ae1bc472f5751f31c81a118
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/blob/netty-tcnative-parent-2.0.83.Final/openssl-dynamic/src/main/c/sslcontext.c#L1365
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative/releases/tag/netty-tcnative-parent-2.0.84.Final
- https://github.com/netty/netty-tcnative
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netty-tcnative-2.0.66-final-before-2.0.84-final-use-after-free-in-session-ticket-callback
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116540