NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openssl package, versions [3.2.0,3.3.6)[3.4.0,3.4.4)[3.5.0,3.5.5)[3.6.0,3.6.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-OPENSSL-15124561
  • published28 Jan 2026
  • disclosed27 Jan 2026
  • creditStanislav Fort

Introduced: 27 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-15468  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openssl to version 3.3.6, 3.4.4, 3.5.5, 3.6.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference when processing QUIC data in the SSL_CIPHER_find() function. An attacker can interrupt service by sending an unknown or unsupported cipher ID.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1