CVE-2026-41678

CRITICAL9.8EPSS 0.07%

rust-openssl has incorrect bounds assertion in aes key wrap

Published: 4/22/2026Modified: 5/5/2026
Also known as:GHSA-8c75-8mhr-p7r9CGA-v285-cxc2-m645DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41678

Description

### Summary ``aes::unwrap_key()`` has an incorrect bounds assertion on the out buffer size, which can lead to out-of-bounds write. ### Details ``aes::unwrap_key()`` contains an incorrect assertion: it checks that `out.len() + 8 <= in_.len()`, but this condition is reversed. The intended invariant is `out.len() >= in_.len() - 8`, ensuring the output buffer is large enough. Because of the inverted check, the function only accepts buffers at or below the minimum required size and rejects larger ones. If a smaller buffer is provided the function will write past the end of `out` by `in_.len() - 8 - out.len()` bytes, causing an out-of-bounds write from a safe public function. ### Impact Vulnerable applications using AES keywrap and allowing attacker controlled buffer sizes could have an attacker trigger an out-of-bounds write.

Affected packages (2)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 4.0—CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
osvCVSS 3.1CRITICAL9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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