NULL Pointer Dereference in OpenSSL CRMF EncryptedValue Decryption
CVE-2026-42767 is a NULL pointer dereference in OpenSSL’s CMP client handling of CRMF EncryptedValue data during processing of a CMP response. A malicious CMP server, or an attacker in a man-in-the-middle position, can send a crafted CMP response containing a CRMF CertRepMessage with an EncryptedValue structure in which the symmAlg field contains an algorithm OID but omits the parameters field. When the OpenSSL CMP client processes this malformed structure, it dereferences a NULL pointer and crashes. The issue affects applications that process untrusted CMP/CRMF messages via OpenSSL CMP client functionality. The vulnerable code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary, and the FIPS modules in 4.0, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, and 3.0 are not affected.
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An OpenSSL vulnerability addressed in Alpine Linux 3.24.1 as part of the June 9, 2026 advisory.
A low-severity OpenSSL CMP/CRMF processing flaw where crafted EncryptedValue structures can trigger a NULL pointer dereference in CMP clients, causing denial of service.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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