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Medium ALAS2-2026-3274 3 CVEs

Moderate: openssl security update (Amazon Linux 2)

Published Apr 27, 2026 · Updated Apr 29, 2026

Ecosystem: Amazon Linux

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-28390: Possible NULL dereference when processing CMS KeyTransportRecipientInfo CVE-2026-28389: Possible NULL dereference when processing CMS KeyAgreeRecipientInfo CVE-2026-28388: NULL Pointer Dereference When Processing a Delta CRL NOTE: https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20260407.txt

Fixed packages 6

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2 openssl 1:1.0.2k-24.amzn2.0.20
Amazon Linux · 2 openssl-debuginfo 1:1.0.2k-24.amzn2.0.20
Amazon Linux · 2 openssl-devel 1:1.0.2k-24.amzn2.0.20
Amazon Linux · 2 openssl-libs 1:1.0.2k-24.amzn2.0.20
Amazon Linux · 2 openssl-perl 1:1.0.2k-24.amzn2.0.20
Amazon Linux · 2 openssl-static 1:1.0.2k-24.amzn2.0.20

Vulnerabilities 3

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2026-28388

    NULL Pointer Dereference When Processing a Delta CRL

    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…

    OpenSSL OpenSSL openssl nodejs Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine Wolfi
  • High 7.5
    CVE-2026-28389

    Possible NULL Dereference When Processing CMS KeyAgreeRecipientInfo

    Issue summary: During processing of a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message with KeyAgreeRecipientInfo a NULL pointer dereference can happen. Impact summary: Applications that process attacker-controlled CMS data may crash before authentication or cryptographic o…

    OpenSSL OpenSSL openssl nodejs Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine Wolfi
  • High 7.5
    CVE-2026-28390

    Possible NULL Dereference When Processing CMS KeyTransportRecipientInfo

    Issue summary: During processing of a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message with KeyTransportRecipientInfo a NULL pointer dereference can happen. Impact summary: Applications that process attacker-controlled CMS data may crash before authentication or cryptograph…

    OpenSSL OpenSSL openssl nodejs Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine Wolfi

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-28388.html
  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-28389.html
  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-28390.html