An invalid pointer dereference on read can be triggered when an application tries to load malformed PKCS7 data with the d2i_PKCS7(), d2i_PKCS7_bio() or d2i_PKCS7_fp() functions.
The result of the dereference is an application crash which could lead to a denial of service attack. The TLS implementation in OpenSSL does not call this function however third party applications might call these functions on untrusted data.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade openssl-perlUpgrade openssl-libsUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-devel | Mar 1, 2023 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade openssl3Upgrade openssl | Aug 22, 2024 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade openssl-perlUpgrade openssl-libsUpgrade openssl-libs-debuginfoUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-debugsourceUpgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade openssl-libsUpgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-libs-debuginfoUpgrade openssl-debuginfoUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-debugsourceUpgrade openssl-perl | Mar 1, 2023 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade openssl | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-quictlsUpgrade openssl | Feb 9, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/openssl. | Feb 5, 2024 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Http Openssl | — | Upgrade to the latest version of OpenSSL | Feb 8, 2023 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Ibm Aix | — | Apply the fix or workaround for openssl_advisory38 | Jul 27, 2023 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade openssl-perlUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-libsUpgrade openssl-devel | Mar 2, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Rapid7 Insightagent | — | — | Mar 19, 2024 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade openssl-libsUpgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-debuginfoUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-debugsourceUpgrade openssl-libs-debuginfoUpgrade openssl-perl | Mar 1, 2023 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade openssl-perlUpgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-debugsourceUpgrade openssl-libsUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-libs-debuginfoUpgrade openssl-debuginfo | Mar 12, 2024 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Sonicwall Sma 100 | — | Upgrade SonicWall SMA-100 to the latest version | Apr 3, 2023 | Feb 9, 2023 |
| Sonicwall Sonicos | — | Update SonicWall SonicOS Gen6 (TZ, NSA) to version 6.5.4.12-101n or laterUpdate SonicWall SonicOS Gen6 NSv to version 6.5.4.4-44v-21-2079 or later | Jun 12, 2026 | Feb 9, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade openssl-3-docUpgrade libopenssl3Upgrade libopenssl-3-develUpgrade libopenssl3-32bitUpgrade libopenssl-3-devel-32bitUpgrade openssl-3 | Feb 8, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libssl3 | Mar 22, 2023 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 8, 2023 |
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