CVE-2026-28390 Affecting openssl-3 package, versions <3.0.8-150500.5.63.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.81% (52nd percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-OPENSSL3-16479081
  • published7 May 2026
  • disclosed6 May 2026

Introduced: 6 May 2026

CVE-2026-28390  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 openssl-3 to version 3.0.8-150500.5.63.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl-3 package and not the openssl-3 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

Issue summary: During processing of a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message with KeyTransportRecipientInfo a NULL pointer dereference can happen.

Impact summary: Applications that process attacker-controlled CMS data may crash before authentication or cryptographic operations occur resulting in Denial of Service.

When a CMS EnvelopedData message that uses KeyTransportRecipientInfo with RSA-OAEP encryption is processed, the optional parameters field of RSA-OAEP SourceFunc algorithm identifier is examined without checking for its presence. This results in a NULL pointer dereference if the field is missing.

Applications and services that call CMS_decrypt() on untrusted input (e.g., S/MIME processing or CMS-based protocols) are vulnerable.

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

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1