Description
Coturn is a free open source implementation of TURN and STUN Server. Coturn is commonly configured to block loopback and internal ranges using "denied-peer-ip" and/or default loopback restrictions. CVE-2020-26262 addressed bypasses involving "0.0.0.0", "[::1]" and "[::]", but IPv4-mapped IPv6 is not covered. When sending a "CreatePermission" or "ChannelBind" request with the "XOR-PEER-ADDRESS" value of "::ffff:127.0.0.1", a successful response is received, even though "127.0.0.0/8" is blocked via "denied-peer-ip". The root cause is that, prior to the updated fix implemented in version 4.9.0, three functions in "src/client/ns_turn_ioaddr.c" do not check "IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED". "ioa_addr_is_loopback()" checks "127.x.x.x" (AF_INET) and "::1" (AF_INET6), but not "::ffff:127.0.0.1." "ioa_addr_is_zero()" checks "0.0.0.0" and "::", but not "::ffff:0.0.0.0." "addr_less_eq()" used by "ioa_addr_in_range()" for "denied-peer-ip" matching: when the range is AF_INET and the peer is AF_INET6, the comparison returns 0 without extracting the embedded IPv4. Version 4.9.0 contains an updated fix to address the bypass of the fix for CVE-2020-26262.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| coturn | coturn | < 4.9.0 | — |
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 | coturn | 4.12.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | coturn | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | coturn | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | coturn | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | coturn | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | coturn | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | coturn | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | coturn | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | coturn | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | coturn | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | coturn | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | coturn | 4.9.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10375-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | coturn | 4.14.0-bp160.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21184-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | coturn | 4.9.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | coturn | 4.10.0-r0 | — |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21184-1 Security update for coturn SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 2, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10375-1 coturn-4.9.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 16, 2026