Description
Issue summary: The 'openssl dgst' command-line tool silently truncates input
data to 16MB when using one-shot signing algorithms and reports success instead
of an error.
Impact summary: A user signing or verifying files larger than 16MB with
one-shot algorithms (such as Ed25519, Ed448, or ML-DSA) may believe the entire
file is authenticated while trailing data beyond 16MB remains unauthenticated.
When the 'openssl dgst' command is used with algorithms that only support
one-shot signing (Ed25519, Ed448, ML-DSA-44, ML-DSA-65, ML-DSA-87), the input
is buffered with a 16MB limit. If the input exceeds this limit, the tool
silently truncates to the first 16MB and continues without signaling an error,
contrary to what the documentation states. This creates an integrity gap where
trailing bytes can be modified without detection if both signing and
verification are performed using the same affected codepath.
The issue affects only the command-line tool behavior. Verifiers that process
the full message using library APIs will reject the signature, so the risk
primarily affects workflows that both sign and verify with the affected
'openssl dgst' command. Streaming digest algorithms for 'openssl dgst' and
library users are unaffected.
The FIPS modules in 3.5 and 3.6 are not affected by this issue, as the
command-line tools are outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.
OpenSSL 3.5 and 3.6 are vulnerable to this issue.
OpenSSL 3.4, 3.3, 3.0, 1.1.1 and 1.0.2 are not affected by this issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL | 3.6.0 – < 3.6.1, 3.5.0 – < 3.5.5 | 3.6.1 |
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 14 | openssl | 3.5.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | openssl | 3.5.4-1~deb13u2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | openssl | 3.5.5-1ubuntu1 | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | openssl | 3.5.3-1ubuntu3 | USN-7980-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | openssl | 3.0.13-0ubuntu3.7 | USN-7980-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | openssl | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.21 | USN-7980-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | nodejs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | nodejs | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | nodejs | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.1-7.el10_1 | RHSA-2026:1472 |
| RHEL 9 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.1-7.el9_7 | RHSA-2026:1473 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | openssl +5 | 3.5.6-0.1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:7261 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 10 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.1-7.el10_1.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:1472 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.1-7.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:1473 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 10 | openssl | 1:3.5.1-7.el10_1 | RLSA-2026:1472 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | openssl | 1:3.5.1-7.el9_7 | RLSA-2026:1473 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | openssl-3 | 3.5.0-160000.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20223-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | openssl-3 | 3.5.0-160000.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20223-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | openssl-3 | 3.5.0-160000.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20211-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | openssl-3 | 3.5.3-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10237-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | openssl-3 | 3.5.0-160000.5.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20152-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | openssl | 3.5.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | openssl | 3.5.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | openssl | 3.5.5-r0 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 10 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.1-7.0.1.el10_1 | ELSA-2026-1472 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.1-7.0.1.el9_7 | ELSA-2026-50075, ELSA-2026-1473 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | openssl | 3.6.1-r0 | — |
Advisories 18
- WID-SEC-2026-0234 OpenSSL: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 2, 2026
- ALSA-2026:1472 Important: openssl security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2026:1473 Important: openssl security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7980-1 openssl vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 27, 2026
- RHSA-2026:7261 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:1473 Red Hat Security Advisory: openssl security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:1472 Red Hat Security Advisory: openssl security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2253 IBM Security Verify Access: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 17, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1730 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 16, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20152-1 Security update for openssl-3 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10237-1 libopenssl-3-devel-3.5.3-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20223-1 Security update for openssl-3 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20211-1 Security update for openssl-3 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- RLSA-2026:1472 Important: openssl security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Jan 30, 2026
- RLSA-2026:1473 Important: openssl security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Jan 30, 2026
- ELSA-2026-50075 Important: openssl security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jan 29, 2026
- ELSA-2026-1472 Important: openssl security update (Oracle Linux 10) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jan 28, 2026
- ELSA-2026-1473 Important: openssl security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jan 28, 2026
References
- OpenSSL Advisory vendor-advisory
- 3.6.1 git commit patch
- 3.5.5 git commit patch