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USN-8678-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

unknownCVE-2026-14456CVE-2026-14457CVE-2026-18798CVE-2026-54874CVE-2026-63072CVE-2026-63073
It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the QUIC server incoming channel queue. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-14456) It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled signature algorithm selection when using Raw Public Keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-14457) It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled QUIC INITIAL packet processing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-18798) It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled buffering of DTLS records for a future epoch. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-54874) It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled CMS key unwrapping. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a heap buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-63072) It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly validated the sender distinguished name in CMP response messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-63073) It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly limited the growth of an internal certificate cache used during CMP operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-63074) It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled QUIC ACK-only packet retention. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to use excessive resources, leading

CSIRTS triage

What
Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in OpenSSL QUIC and DTLS handling allow remote attackers to exhaust resources or crash the service through malformed packets.
Who is affected
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS systems and applications using affected OpenSSL versions with QUIC or DTLS functionality enabled.
Urgency
Moderate; allows denial of service but not code execution; no active exploitation reported.
Action
Apply the USN-8678-1 OpenSSL security update to affected Ubuntu systems.

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Details

Source
Ubuntu Security Notices (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity
unknown
Published
2026-08-25
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8678-1

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2026-14456coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-14457coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-18798coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-54874coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-63072coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-63073coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-63074coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-63075coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-63076coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org
CVE-2026-75803coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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