CVE-2026-28388
High · 7.5CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.9%
Published
Apr 7, 2026
CISA due date
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The record
Issue summary: When a delta CRL that contains a Delta CRL Indicator extension is processed a NULL pointer dereference might happen if the required CRL Number extension is missing. Impact summary: A NULL pointer dereference can trigger a crash which leads to a Denial of Service for an application. When CRL processing and delta CRL processing is enabled during X.509 certificate verification, the delta CRL processing does not check whether the CRL Number extension is NULL before dereferencing it. When a malformed delta CRL file is being processed, this parameter can be NULL, causing a NULL pointer dereference. Exploiting this issue requires the X509_V_FLAG_USE_DELTAS flag to be enabled in the verification context, the certificate being verified to contain a freshestCRL extension or the base CRL to have the EXFLAG_FRESHEST flag set, and an attacker to provide a malformed CRL to an application that processes it. The vulnerability is limited to Denial of Service and cannot be escalated to achieve code execution or memory disclosure. For that reason the issue was assessed as Low severity according to our Security Policy. The FIPS modules in 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue, as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | openssl-1_0_0 | 0 | 1.0.2p-150000.3.105.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | openssl-1_0_0 | 0 | 1.0.2p-150000.3.105.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7 | openssl-1_0_0 | 0 | 1.0.2p-150000.3.105.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | openssl-1_0_0 | 0 | 1.0.2p-150000.3.105.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | openssl-1_0_0 | 0 | 1.0.2p-150000.3.105.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | openssl-1_0_0 | 0 | 1.0.2p-150000.3.105.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | openssl-3 | 0 | 3.1.4-150600.5.45.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | openssl-1_0_0 | 0 | 1.0.2p-150000.3.105.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | openssl-1_0_0 | 0 | 1.0.2p-150000.3.105.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | openssl-1_0_0 | 0 | 1.0.2p-150000.3.105.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | openssl-3 | 0 | 3.1.4-150600.5.45.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | openssl-1_0_0 | 0 | 1.0.2p-150000.3.105.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | openssl-3 | 0 | 3.1.4-150600.5.45.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | openssl-3 | 0 | 3.5.0-160000.7.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | openssl-3 | 0 | 3.5.3-4.1 |
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