Description
An issue was discovered in wolfSSL before 5.5.0. When a TLS 1.3 client connects to a wolfSSL server and SSL_clear is called on its session, the server crashes with a segmentation fault. This occurs in the second session, which is created through TLS session resumption and reuses the initial struct WOLFSSL. If the server reuses the previous session structure (struct WOLFSSL) by calling wolfSSL_clear(WOLFSSL* ssl) on it, the next received Client Hello (that resumes the previous session) crashes the server. Note that this bug is only triggered when resuming sessions using TLS session resumption. Only servers that use wolfSSL_clear instead of the recommended SSL_free; SSL_new sequence are affected. Furthermore, wolfSSL_clear is part of wolfSSL's compatibility layer and is not enabled by default. It is not part of wolfSSL's native API.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | wolfssl | 5.5.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wolfssl | 5.5.3-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | wolfssl | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | wolfssl | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | wolfssl | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | wolfssl | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | wolfssl | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | wolfssl | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | wolfssl | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | wolfssl | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
References
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases
- https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/5468
- https://github.com/tlspuffin/tlspuffin
- 20230119 wolfSSL before 5.5.0: Denial-of-service with session resumption mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170604/wolfSSL-Session-Resumption-Denial-Of-Service.html
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/01/12/wolfssl-vulnerabilities-tlspuffin-fuzzing-ssh/