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High · 7.5 Public exploit CVE-2025-69421 EUVD-2025-206393GHSA-w9rv-xc8m-cmqp

NULL Pointer Dereference in PKCS12_item_decrypt_d2i_ex function

Published Jan 27, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by openssl

Description

Issue summary: Processing a malformed PKCS#12 file can trigger a NULL pointer
dereference in the PKCS12_item_decrypt_d2i_ex() function.

Impact summary: A NULL pointer dereference can trigger a crash which leads to
Denial of Service for an application processing PKCS#12 files.

The PKCS12_item_decrypt_d2i_ex() function does not check whether the oct
parameter is NULL before dereferencing it. When called from
PKCS12_unpack_p7encdata() with a malformed PKCS#12 file, this parameter can
be NULL, causing a crash. The vulnerability is limited to Denial of Service
and cannot be escalated to achieve code execution or memory disclosure.

Exploiting this issue requires an attacker to provide a malformed PKCS#12 file
to an application that processes it. For that reason the issue was assessed as
Low severity according to our Security Policy.

The FIPS modules in 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue,
as the PKCS#12 implementation is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

OpenSSL 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.0, 1.1.1 and 1.0.2 are vulnerable to this issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
OpenSSL OpenSSL 3.6.0 – < 3.6.1, 3.5.0 – < 3.5.5, 3.4.0 – < 3.4.4, 3.3.0 – < 3.3.6, 3.0.0 – < 3.0.19, 1.1.1 – < 1.1.1ze, 1.0.2 – < 1.0.2zn 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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 openssl 3.5.5-1 —
Debian 13 openssl 3.5.4-1~deb13u2 DSA-6113-1
Debian 12 openssl 3.0.18-1~deb12u2 DSA-6113-1
Debian 11 openssl 1.1.1w-0+deb11u5 DLA-4490-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS openssl No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS openssl No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS openssl No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS openssl-fips 3.0.13-0ubuntu3.12+Fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS openssl 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.21+Fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS openssl-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS openssl 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.fips.24.2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS openssl 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.fips.2.1~18.04.23.7 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS openssl 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.fips.4.20.14 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS openssl +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS nodejs No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS openssl 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.24+esm2 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS nodejs No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS openssl 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.23+esm7 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS openssl1.0 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.13+esm3 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS nodejs No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS openssl 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.20+esm14 —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS openssl 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm12 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Hardened Images 1 openssl +5 3.5.6-0.1.hum1 RHSA-2026:7261

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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 ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 openssl-1_0_0 1.0.2p-150000.3.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0332-1
SLES 15 SP7 openssl-1_1 1.1.1w-150700.11.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0331-1
SLES 15 SP7 openssl-3 3.2.3-150700.5.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0309-1
SLES 15 SP6 openssl-1_0_0 1.0.2p-150000.3.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0332-1
SLES 15 SP6 openssl-1_1 1.1.1w-150600.5.21.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0346-1
SLES 15 SP6 openssl-3 3.1.4-150600.5.42.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0312-1
SLES 15 SP5 openssl-1_0_0 1.0.2p-150000.3.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0332-1
SLES 15 SP5 openssl-1_1 1.1.1l-150500.17.46.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0359-1
SLES 15 SP5 openssl-3 3.0.8-150500.5.57.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0311-1
SLES 15 SP4 openssl-1_0_0 1.0.2p-150000.3.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0332-1
SLES 15 SP4 openssl-1_1 1.1.1l-150400.7.87.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0360-1
SLES 15 SP4 openssl-3 3.0.8-150400.4.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0310-1
SLES 12 SP5 openssl-1_0_0 1.0.2p-3.103.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0333-1
SLES 12 SP5 openssl-1_1 1.1.1d-2.122.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0358-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 11 SP4 openssl1 1.0.1g-58.90.2 SUSE-SU-2026:0498-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 openssl-3 3.5.0-160000.5.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20223-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 openssl-1_0_0 1.0.2p-150000.3.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0332-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 openssl-1_1 1.1.1w-150600.5.21.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0346-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 openssl-3 3.1.4-150600.5.42.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0312-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 openssl-1_0_0 1.0.2p-150000.3.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0332-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 openssl-1_1 1.1.1l-150500.17.46.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0359-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 openssl-3 3.0.8-150500.5.57.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0311-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 openssl-1_0_0 1.0.2p-150000.3.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0332-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 openssl-1_1 1.1.1l-150400.7.87.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0360-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 openssl-3 3.0.8-150400.4.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0310-1
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
SLE Micro 6.1 openssl-3 3.1.4-slfo.1.1_8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20373-1
SLE Micro 6.0 openssl-3 3.1.4-11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20349-1
SLE Micro 5.5 openssl-1_1 1.1.1l-150500.17.46.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0359-1
SLE Micro 5.4 openssl-1_1 1.1.1l-150400.7.87.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0360-1
SLE Micro 5.4 openssl-3 3.0.8-150400.4.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0310-1
SLE Micro 5.3 openssl-1_1 1.1.1l-150400.7.87.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0360-1
SLE Micro 5.3 openssl-3 3.0.8-150400.4.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0310-1
SLE Micro 5.2 openssl-1_1 1.1.1d-150200.11.106.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0343-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 openssl-1_1 1.1.1l-150500.17.46.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0359-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 openssl-3 3.0.8-150500.5.57.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0311-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 openssl-1_0_0 1.0.2p-150000.3.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0332-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 openssl-1_1 1.1.1l-150400.7.87.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0360-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 openssl-3 3.0.8-150400.4.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0310-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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
openSUSE Leap 15.6 openssl-1_0_0 1.0.2p-150000.3.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0332-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 openssl-1_1 1.1.1w-150600.5.21.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0346-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 openssl-3 3.1.4-150600.5.42.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0312-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 openssl 3.5.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 openssl 3.5.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 openssl 3.5.5-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 openssl 3.3.6-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 openssl 3.3.6-r0 —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.17 openssl 3.0.19-r0 —

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 openssl +5 1:3.2.2-1.amzn2023.0.5 ALAS2023-2026-1434
Amazon Linux 2 edk2-ovmf +3 20240813-306.amzn2 ALAS2-2026-3150
Amazon Linux 2 openssl +4 1:1.0.2k-24.amzn2.0.17 ALAS2-2026-3168
Amazon Linux 2 openssl11 +3 1:1.1.1zf-1.amzn2.0.1 ALAS2-2026-3169

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 edk2 20240524git3e722403cd16-14 —
Azure Linux 3 openssl 3.3.5-3 —
Azure Linux 3 openssl-fips-provider No fix yet —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) edk2 20230301gitf80f052277c8-47 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) hvloader 1.0.1-18 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) openssl No fix yet —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling openssl 3.6.1-r0 —

Public exploits

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