CVE-2026-28388
Published:April 07, 2026
Updated:April 20, 2026
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
openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=1.1.1p <1.1.1zgFix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.1.1zgopenssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.6.0 <3.6.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.6.2openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.5 <3.0.20Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.20openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.3.1 <3.3.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.3.7openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.4.0 <3.4.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.4.5openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.5.0 <3.5.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.5.6openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) =1.0.2u <1.0.2zpFix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.0.2zpopenssl (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=1.1.1a <1.1.1zgFix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.1.1zgopenssl (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=3.5.0 <3.5.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.5.6openssl (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=3.6.0 <3.6.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.6.2openssl (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.2d <1.0.2zpFix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.0.2zpopenssl (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0 <3.0.20Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.20openssl (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=3.4.0 <3.4.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.4.5openssl (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=3.3.0 <3.3.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.3.7https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=OpenSSL_1_0_2 <openssl-1.0.2zpFix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-1.0.2zphttps://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=OpenSSL_1_1_1 <openssl-1.1.1zgFix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-1.1.1zghttps://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.0.0 <openssl-3.0.20Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.0.20https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.4.0 <openssl-3.4.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.4.5https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.6.0 <openssl-3.6.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.6.2https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.5.0 <openssl-3.5.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.5.6https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.3.0 <openssl-3.3.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.3.7Related Resources (7)
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Contact UsCVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
NULL Pointer Dereference
EPSS
Base Score:
0.03