Summary
USN-8670-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Joshua Rogers discovered that curl incorrectly handled reusing
connections when client certificate settings changed. This could result
in the wrong client certificates being used, contrary to expectations.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 26.04 LTS 26.04:LTS | curl | 8.18.0-1ubuntu2.5 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.5CVE-2026-8932 Public exploit
incomplete mTLS config matching in conn reuse
libcurl would reuse a previously created connection even when some mTLS config related option had been changed that should have prohibited reuse. libcurl keeps previously used connections in a connection pool for subsequent transfers to reuse if one of them m…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-8932