Heap out-of-bounds write in OpenSSL BIO_f_linebuffer on short writes
CVE-2025-68160 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in OpenSSL's line-buffering BIO filter, BIO_f_linebuffer. When large newline-free data is written into a BIO chain using BIO_f_linebuffer and the next BIO in the chain performs short writes, OpenSSL can trigger a heap-based out-of-bounds write. The flaw affects OpenSSL 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.0, 1.1.1, and 1.0.2. The issue is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary, so the FIPS modules for 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, and 3.0 are not affected. The vulnerable condition is not part of the default TLS/SSL data path; the BIO_f_linebuffer filter is typically only used when applications explicitly add it to a BIO chain, and in OpenSSL command-line applications it is generally only pushed onto stdout/stderr on VMS systems.
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An OpenSSL vulnerability patched by upgrading to OpenSSL 3.6.1 in IPFire Core Update 200.
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Low-severity OpenSSL heap out-of-bounds write in the BIO linebuffer functionality, triggered by crafted inputs in affected code paths.
An OpenSSL vulnerability addressed in Alpine Linux stable releases 3.20.9, 3.21.6, 3.22.3, and 3.23.3.
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