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CVE-2026-80229

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2026-09-06 Modified: 2026-09-15

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.

Affected Platforms

Haxx Curl

Weakness Type

CWE-416, CWE-416

References