An invalid pointer dereference on read can be triggered when an application tries to check a malformed DSA public key by the EVP_PKEY_public_check() function. This will most likely lead to an application crash. This function can be called on public keys supplied from untrusted sources which could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service attack.
The TLS implementation in OpenSSL does not call this function but applications might call the function if there are additional security requirements imposed by standards such as FIPS 140-3.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-perlUpgrade openssl-libsUpgrade openssl | Mar 1, 2023 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade opensslUpgrade openssl3 | Aug 22, 2024 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade openssl-libs-debuginfoUpgrade openssl-debuginfoUpgrade openssl-libsUpgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-debugsourceUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-perl | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-debugsourceUpgrade openssl-perlUpgrade openssl-debuginfoUpgrade openssl-libs-debuginfoUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-libs | Mar 1, 2023 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade openssl | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 8, 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 opensslUpgrade openssl-perlUpgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-libs | Mar 2, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Rapid7 Insightagent | — | — | Mar 19, 2024 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-debuginfoUpgrade openssl-libsUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-libs-debuginfoUpgrade openssl-debugsourceUpgrade openssl-perl | Mar 1, 2023 | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade openssl-libsUpgrade opensslUpgrade openssl-perlUpgrade openssl-debuginfoUpgrade openssl-develUpgrade openssl-libs-debuginfoUpgrade openssl-debugsource | 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 NSv to version 6.5.4.4-44v-21-2079 or laterUpdate SonicWall SonicOS Gen6 (TZ, NSA) to version 6.5.4.12-101n or later | Jun 12, 2026 | Feb 9, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libopenssl-3-devel-32bitUpgrade libopenssl3Upgrade libopenssl-3-develUpgrade libopenssl3-32bitUpgrade openssl-3-docUpgrade 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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