CVE-2026-42764

NameCVE-2026-42764
DescriptionIssue 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
openssl (PTS)bullseye1.1.1w-0+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)1.1.1w-0+deb11u7fixed
bookworm3.0.20-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)3.0.20-1~deb12u2fixed
trixie3.5.6-1~deb13u1vulnerable
trixie (security)3.5.6-1~deb13u2fixed
forky, sid3.6.2-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
opensslsourcebullseye(not affected)
opensslsourcebookworm(not affected)
opensslsourcetrixie3.5.6-1~deb13u2
opensslsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

[bookworm] - openssl <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[bullseye] - openssl <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20260609.txt

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