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Ubuntu PKCS#7 Parser CVE-2026-78123

| EUVDEUVD-2026-75898 MEDIUM
Expired Pointer Dereference (CWE-825)
2026-09-07 vendor:ubuntu GHSA-m7ff-3hm8-6qxh
5.9
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: vendor:ubuntu
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Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) PRIMARY
5.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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8.2 HIGH

PKCS#7 parsing typically occurs on network-supplied data without authentication; memory access error yields crash (A:H) and potential info leak (C:L); integrity impact not established.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Sep 11, 2026 - 03:01 EUVD
CVSS changed
Sep 11, 2026 - 02:22 NVD
5.9 (MEDIUM)
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 21:11 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

Undefined Memory Access When Handling PKCS#7 Containers

AnalysisAI

Undefined memory access in PKCS#7 container parsing affects an Ubuntu-packaged cryptographic library, potentially enabling denial of service or information disclosure when processing malformed PKCS#7 input. The specific library (OpenSSL, GnuTLS, NSS, or Linux kernel PKCS#7 module) is not identified in available data. …

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Exploitation The specific exploitation conditions cannot be confirmed from available data - no CVSS vector, CWE, or affected package name is provided. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
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