is processed a NULL pointer dereference might happen if the required CRL
Number extension is missing.
Impact summary: A NULL pointer dereference can trigger a crash which
leads to a Denial of Service for an application.
When CRL processing and delta CRL processing is enabled during X.509
certificate verification, the delta CRL processing does not check
whether the CRL Number extension is NULL before dereferencing it.
When a malformed delta CRL file is being processed, this parameter
can be NULL, causing a NULL pointer dereference.
Exploiting this issue requires the X509_V_FLAG_USE_DELTAS flag to be enabled in
the verification context, the certificate being verified to contain a
freshestCRL extension or the base CRL to have the EXFLAG_FRESHEST flag set, and
an attacker to provide a malformed CRL to an application that processes it.
The vulnerability is limited to Denial of Service and cannot be escalated to
achieve code execution or memory disclosure. For that reason the issue was
assessed as Low severity according to our Security Policy.
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.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-6201-1 | openssl security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8155-1 | OpenSSL vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8155-2 | OpenSSL vulnerabilities |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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| Description | Issue summary: When a delta CRL that contains a Delta CRL Indicator extension is processed a NULL pointer dereference might happen if the required CRL Number extension is missing. Impact summary: A NULL pointer dereference can trigger a crash which leads to a Denial of Service for an application. When CRL processing and delta CRL processing is enabled during X.509 certificate verification, the delta CRL processing does not check whether the CRL Number extension is NULL before dereferencing it. When a malformed delta CRL file is being processed, this parameter can be NULL, causing a NULL pointer dereference. Exploiting this issue requires the X509_V_FLAG_USE_DELTAS flag to be enabled in the verification context, the certificate being verified to contain a freshestCRL extension or the base CRL to have the EXFLAG_FRESHEST flag set, and an attacker to provide a malformed CRL to an application that processes it. The vulnerability is limited to Denial of Service and cannot be escalated to achieve code execution or memory disclosure. For that reason the issue was assessed as Low severity according to our Security Policy. 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. | |
| Title | NULL Pointer Dereference When Processing a Delta CRL | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: openssl
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-10T20:18:43.095Z
Reserved: 2026-02-27T13:45:02.161Z
Link: CVE-2026-28388
Updated: 2026-04-10T20:18:34.089Z
Status : Undergoing Analysis
Published: 2026-04-07T22:16:20.863
Modified: 2026-04-10T21:16:23.157
Link: CVE-2026-28388
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-04-08T19:45:20Z
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN