Description
Issue Summary: An error in the callback used to verify the certificate
provided in a Root CA key update Certificate Management Protocol (CMP)
message response rendered the certificate validation ineffectual, which
could lead to escalation of credentials from the Registration Authority (RA)
level to the root Certification Authority (root CA) level.
Impact Summary: The Registration Autority could replace the root CA
certificate for the CMP clients with an arbitrary root CA certificate.
One of the parts of the Certificate Management Protocol (CMP), specified in
RFC 9810, is Root Certification Authority (root CA) key Rollover,
which is sent by the server in a message with type 'id-it-rootCaKeyUpdate'.
As part of these messages, 'newWithOld' certificate, the new root CA
certificate signed with the old root CA key, is provided, and verifying its
signature is crucial for transferring the trust from the old CA key to the
new one.
The 'id-it-rootCaKeyUpdate' messages are expected to be processed with
OSSL_CMP_get1_rootCaKeyUpdate(), that is expected to verify the 'newWithOld'
certificate. A typo in the certificate chain building code led to adding
an incorrect certificate ('newWithOld' instead of 'oldRoot') to the
certificate chain, rendering the certificate verification process ineffectual
(only the issuer name and the algorithm OIDs were verified by other parts
of the verification code).
An attacker who already has credentials that satisfy the CMP message
protection checks can generate a new key pair and use a crafted self-signed
certificate in its 'id-it-rootCaKeyUpdate' CMP messages which affected CMP
clients would accept as a new trust anchor.
Significant preconditions for the attack (having valid RA-level credentials)
are the reason the issue was assigned Low severity.
The FIPS modules are not affected by this issue, as the affected code is
outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL | 4.0.0 – < 4.0.1, 3.6.0 – < 3.6.3, 3.5.0 – < 3.5.7, 3.4.0 – < 3.4.6 | 4.0.1 |
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 | 3.6.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | openssl | 3.5.6-1~deb13u2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | edk2 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | edk2 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | openssl | 3.5.5-1ubuntu3.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | edk2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | openssl | 3.5.3-1ubuntu3.4 | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | nodejs | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.5-4.el10_2 | RHSA-2026:25237 |
| RHEL 9 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.5-4.el9_8 | RHSA-2026:25239 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | bootupd +1 | 0.3.2-1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:67551 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | chunkah | 0.6.0-3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:42825 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | openssl +10 | 3.5.8-0.1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:59641, RHSA-2026:59635 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | python-cryptography +1 | 50.0.0-1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:55543 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | ruby3.3 +5 | 3.3.10-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | ruby3.4 +5 | 3.4.10-31.7.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62790 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | ruby4.0 +5 | 4.0.6-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-bigdecimal | 3.1.5-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-bundler | 2.5.22-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-devel +1 | 3.5.22-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-io-console | 0.7.1-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-irb | 1.13.1-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-json | 2.7.2-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-minitest | 5.20.0-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-power_assert | 2.0.3-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-psych | 5.1.2-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-racc | 1.7.3-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-rake | 13.1.0-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-rbs | 3.4.0-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-rdoc | 6.6.3.1-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-rexml | 3.4.4-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-rss | 0.3.1-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-test-unit | 3.6.1-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem3.3-typeprof | 0.21.9-23.6.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62562 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-bigdecimal | 4.0.1-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-devel +2 | 4.0.16-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-io-console | 0.8.2-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-irb | 1.16.0-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-json | 2.18.0-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-minitest | 6.0.0-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-power_assert | 3.0.1-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-psych | 5.3.1-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-racc | 1.8.1-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-rake | 13.3.1-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-rbs | 3.10.0-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-rdoc | 7.0.4-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-rexml | 3.4.4-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-rss | 0.3.2-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-test-unit | 3.7.5-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rubygem4.0-typeprof | 0.31.1-37.3.hum1 | RHSA-2026:62563 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 10 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.5-4.el10_2.alma.1 | ALSA-2026:25237 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.5-4.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:25239 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 10 | openssl | 1:3.5.5-4.el10_2 | RLSA-2026:25237 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | openssl | 1:3.5.5-4.el9_8 | RLSA-2026:25239 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | openssl-3 | 3.2.3-150700.5.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2648-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | openssl-3 | 3.5.0-160000.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22315-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | openssl-3 | 3.5.0-160000.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22315-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | openssl-3 | 3.5.0-160000.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22251-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | openssl-3 | 3.5.3-6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11023-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | openssl-3 | 3.5.0-160000.8.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21005-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | openssl | 3.5.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | openssl | 3.5.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | openssl | 3.5.7-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | openssl +5 | 1:3.5.5-1.amzn2023.0.5 | ALAS2023-2026-1853 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | openssl | 3.3.7-4 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 10 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.5-5.0.1.el10_2 | ELSA-2026-25237 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | openssl +3 | 1:3.5.5-4.0.1.el9_8 | ELSA-2026-50379, ELSA-2026-25239 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | openssl +1 | 3.6.3-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | openssl-4.0 +2 | 4.0.1-r0 | — |
Advisories 26
- WID-SEC-2026-2455 Oracle Solaris Drittanbieterkomponenten: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1852 OpenSSL: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2026
- ALSA-2026:25239 Important: openssl security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2026:25237 Important: openssl security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2919 IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 27, 2026
- RHSA-2026:67551 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:62790 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:62562 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:62563 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:59635 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:59641 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:55543 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:42825 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:25239 Red Hat Security Advisory: openssl security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- RHSA-2026:25237 Red Hat Security Advisory: openssl security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- ELSA-2026-25237 Important: openssl security update (Oracle Linux 10) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jul 28, 2026
- ELSA-2026-50379 Moderate: openssl security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jul 7, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22315-1 Security update for openssl-3 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 2, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21005-1 Security update for openssl-3 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 30, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22251-1 Security update for openssl-3 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 30, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2648-1 Security update for openssl-3 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 27, 2026
- ELSA-2026-25239 Important: openssl security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jun 23, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1853 Important: openssl security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jun 22, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11023-1 libopenssl-3-devel-3.5.3-6.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 14, 2026
- RLSA-2026:25237 Important: openssl security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Jun 13, 2026
- RLSA-2026:25239 Important: openssl security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Jun 13, 2026
References
- OpenSSL Advisory vendor-advisory
- 4.0.1 git commit patch
- 3.6.3 git commit patch
- 3.5.7 git commit patch
- 3.4.6 git commit patch