Description
libcurl might in some circumstances reuse the wrong connection when asked to
do an authenticated HTTP(S) request after a Negotiate-authenticated one, when
both use the same host.
libcurl features a pool of recent connections so that subsequent requests can
reuse an existing connection to avoid overhead.
When reusing a connection a range of criteria must be met. Due to a logical
error in the code, a request that was issued by an application could
wrongfully reuse an existing connection to the same server that was
authenticated using different credentials.
An application that first uses Negotiate authentication to a server with
`user1:password1` and then does another operation to the same server asking
for any authentication method but for `user2:password2` (while the previous
connection is still alive) - the second request gets confused and wrongly
reuses the same connection and sends the new request over that connection
thinking it uses a mix of user1's and user2's credentials when it is in fact
still using the connection authenticated for user1...
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | curl | 7.10.6 – < 8.14.2, 8.15.0 – < 8.16.1, 8.17.0 – < 8.20.0, 8.19.0, 8.18.0, 8.17.0, 8.16.0, 8.15.0, 8.14.1, 8.14.0, 8.13.0, 8.12.1, 8.12.0, 8.11.1, 8.11.0, 8.10.1, 8.10.0, 8.9.1, 8.9.0, 8.8.0, 8.7.1, 8.7.0, 8.6.0, 8.5.0, 8.4.0, 8.3.0, 8.2.1, 8.2.0, 8.1.2, 8.1.1, 8.1.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.0, 7.88.1, 7.88.0, 7.… | 8.14.2 |
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 | curl | 8.20.0~rc2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | curl | 8.14.1-2+deb13u4 | — |
| Debian 12 | curl | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | curl | 8.18.0-1ubuntu2.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | curl | 8.14.1-2ubuntu1.3 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | curl | 8.5.0-2ubuntu10.9 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | curl | 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.24 | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | curl | 7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25+esm5 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | curl +3 | 8.12.1-4.el10_2.7 | RHSA-2026:80512 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | curl +3 | 8.20.0-0.1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:12916 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 10 | curl +3 | 8.12.1-4.el10_2.7 | ALSA-2026:80512 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 10 | curl | 8.12.1-4.el10_2.7 | RLSA-2026:80512 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | curl | 8.14.1-150700.7.23.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3798-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | curl | 8.0.1-11.123.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2703-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | curl +1 | 8.14.1-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22156-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | curl +1 | 8.14.1-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22156-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | curl | 8.14.1-160000.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22146-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | curl | 8.20.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10674-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | curl | 8.14.1-160000.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20973-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | curl | 8.20.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | curl | 8.20.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | curl | 8.14.1-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | curl | 8.14.1-r3 | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | cmake | 3.30.3-14 | — |
| Azure Linux 3 | curl | 8.11.1-9 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 10 | curl +3 | 8.12.1-4.el10_2.7 | ELSA-2026-80512 |
Advisories 12
- WID-SEC-2026-1307 cURL: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2026
- ALSA-2026:80512 Moderate: curl security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2026:80512 Red Hat Security Advisory: curl security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 15, 2026
- RHSA-2026:12916 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 15, 2026
- RLSA-2026:80512 Moderate: curl security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Oct 15, 2026
- ELSA-2026-80512 Moderate: curl security update (Oracle Linux 10) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Oct 11, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3798-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 27, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2703-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 1, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22156-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20973-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22146-1 Security update for curl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 19, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10674-1 curl-8.20.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 5, 2026