7.5High

CVE-2026-80229OpenSSL provider use-after-free

curl curl Published: (2 months ago)

Description

When performing transfers via libcurl’s multi interface, pooled TLS connections can outlive their originating easy handles. In OpenSSL 3 provider configurations, libcurl attaches an allocated library context to the easy handle's state and passes it to OpenSSL without acquiring an ownership reference; destroying the easy handle prematurely frees this context while the active connection retains a dangling pointer, leading to a heap-use-after-free upon subsequent I/O or post-handshake operations.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-416

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
curl curl 8.14.0 – < 8.14.2, 8.15.0 – < 8.16.1, 8.17.0 – < 8.20.1, 8.21.0 – < 8.22.0
haxx curl 8.14.0 – < 8.22.0

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 8.14.0 < 8.22.0