CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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Issue summary: Applications using AES-CFB128 encryption or decryption on systems with AVX-512 and VAES support can trigger an out-of-bounds read of up to 15 bytes when processing partial cipher blocks. Impact summary: This out-of-bounds read may trigger a crash which leads to Denial of Service for an application if the input buffer ends at a memory page boundary and the following page is unmapped. There is no information disclosure as the over-read bytes are not written to output. The vulnerable code path is only reached when processing partial blocks (when a previous call left an incomplete block and the current call provides fewer bytes than needed to complete it). Additionally, the input buffer must be positioned at a page boundary with the following page unmapped. CFB mode is not used in TLS/DTLS protocols, which use CBC, GCM, CCM, or ChaCha20-Poly1305 instead. For these reasons the issue was assessed as Low severity according to our Security Policy. Only x86-64 systems with AVX-512 and VAES instruction support are affected. Other architectures and systems without VAES support use different code paths that are not affected. OpenSSL FIPS module in 3.6 version is affected by this issue.
Analysis
Out-of-bounds read in OpenSSL 3.6.0-3.6.1 allows denial of service when AES-CFB128 encryption or decryption processes partial cipher blocks on x86-64 systems with AVX-512 and VAES support. Vulnerability triggers when input buffer ends at a memory page boundary with subsequent unmapped page, causing crashes. …
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Remediation
Within 24 hours: inventory all systems running OpenSSL 3.6.0 or 3.6.1, prioritizing production servers handling encryption workloads and those with AVX-512/VAES-capable processors (check CPU flags). Within 7 days: apply vendor patch to upgrade OpenSSL beyond 3.6.1 on all identified systems. …
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EUVD-2026-19958
GHSA-q457-vx59-3fqg