Bug 2451096 (CVE-2026-28389) - CVE-2026-28389 openssl: OpenSSL: Denial of Service vulnerability in CMS processing
Summary: CVE-2026-28389 openssl: OpenSSL: Denial of Service vulnerability in CMS proce...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-28389
Deadline: 2026-04-07
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-03-25 03:15 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-10 09:33 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-25 03:15:48 UTC
Issue summary: During processing of a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message
with KeyAgreeRecipientInfo a NULL pointer dereference can happen.

Impact summary: Applications that process attacker-controlled CMS data may
crash before authentication or cryptographic operations occur resulting in
Denial of Service.

When a CMS EnvelopedData message that uses KeyAgreeRecipientInfo is
processed, the optional parameters field of KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier
is examined without checking for its presence. This results in a NULL
pointer dereference if the field is missing.

Applications and services that call CMS_decrypt() or PKCS7_decrypt()
on untrusted input (e.g., S/MIME processing or CMS-based protocols)
are vulnerable.


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