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Exploiting this issue also requires a user or application<br>to process a maliciously crafted PKCS#12 file. It is uncommon to accept<br>untrusted PKCS#12 files in applications as they are usually used to store<br>private keys which are trusted by definition. 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{"bugzilla": {"description": "openssl: OpenSSL: Denial of Service due to type confusion in PKCS#12 file processing", "id": "2430389", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2430389"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-843", "details": ["A flaw was found in OpenSSL. This type confusion vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by tricking a user or application into processing a maliciously crafted PKCS#12 (Personal Information Exchange Syntax Standard) file. The vulnerability leads to an invalid or NULL pointer dereference, resulting in an application crash."], "mitigation": {"lang": "en:us", "value": "Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability."}, "name": "CVE-2026-22795", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "edk2", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "shim", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "shim-unsigned-aarch64", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "shim-unsigned-x64", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "ovmf", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "compat-openssl10", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "edk2", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "mingw-openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "shim", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "shim-unsigned-x64", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "compat-openssl11", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "edk2", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "shim", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "shim-unsigned-aarch64", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "shim-unsigned-x64", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_core_services:1", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat JBoss Core Services"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "rhcos", "product_name": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4"}], "public_date": "2026-01-27T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22795\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22795"], "statement": "This vulnerability is rated Low for Red Hat products. An application processing a maliciously crafted PKCS#12 file can be caused to dereference an invalid or NULL pointer, resulting in a Denial of Service. In the Red Hat context, impact is limited as PKCS#12 files are typically used for trusted private keys and are not commonly accepted from untrusted sources.", "threat_severity": "Low"}

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