ESB-2026.3815
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2026.3815
Security update for openssl-3
17 April 2026
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AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: openssl-3
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2026-2673 CVE-2026-28387 CVE-2026-28388
CVE-2026-28389 CVE-2026-28390 CVE-2026-31789
CVE-2026-31790
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202621107-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.5 CVE-2026-28388 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVSS Source: [CISA-ADP], SUSE
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (Max): 0.1% (18th) CVE-2026-28390 2026-04-15
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Security update for openssl-3
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21107-1
Release Date: 2026-04-13T16:22:41Z
Rating: important
o bsc#1259652
o bsc#1260441
o bsc#1260442
o bsc#1260443
References: o bsc#1260444
o bsc#1260445
o bsc#1261678
o jsc#PED-15724
o CVE-2026-2673
o CVE-2026-28387
o CVE-2026-28388
Cross-References: o CVE-2026-28389
o CVE-2026-28390
o CVE-2026-31789
o CVE-2026-31790
o CVE-2026-2673 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/
UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
o CVE-2026-2673 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/
S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
o CVE-2026-2673 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/
S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
o CVE-2026-28387 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N
/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
o CVE-2026-28388 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/
S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
o CVE-2026-28389 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N
/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
o CVE-2026-28389 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/
CVSS scores: S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
o CVE-2026-28390 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N
/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
o CVE-2026-28390 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N
/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
o CVE-2026-28390 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/
S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
o CVE-2026-31789 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N
/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
o CVE-2026-31790 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N
/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
o CVE-2026-31790 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/
S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected o SUSE Linux Micro 6.2
Products:
An update that solves seven vulnerabilities and contains one feature can now be
installed.
Description:
This update for openssl-3 fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
o CVE-2026-2673: TLS 1.3 servers may choose unexpected key agreement group
(bsc#1259652).
o CVE-2026-28387: potential use-after-free in DANE client code (bsc#1260441).
o CVE-2026-28388: NULL pointer dereference when processing a delta (bsc#
1260442).
o CVE-2026-28389: possible NULL pointer dereference when processing CMS
KeyAgreeRecipientInfo (bsc#1260443).
o CVE-2026-28390: NULL pointer dereference during processing of a crafted CMS
EnvelopedData message with KeyTransportRecipientInfo (bsc#1261678).
o CVE-2026-31789: heap buffer overflow in hexadecimal conversion (bsc#
1260444).
o CVE-2026-31790: incorrect failure handling in RSA KEM RSASVE encapsulation
(bsc#1260445).
Other updates and bugfixes:
o Enable MD2 in legacy provider (jsc#PED-15724).
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
o SUSE Linux Micro 6.2
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-547=1
Package List:
o SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
libopenssl3-3.5.0-160000.7.1
libopenssl-3-fips-provider-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.7.1
openssl-3-debugsource-3.5.0-160000.7.1
libopenssl-3-fips-provider-3.5.0-160000.7.1
openssl-3-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.7.1
openssl-3-3.5.0-160000.7.1
libopenssl3-debuginfo-3.5.0-160000.7.1
libopenssl-3-devel-3.5.0-160000.7.1
References:
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2673.html
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28387.html
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28388.html
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28389.html
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28390.html
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31789.html
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31790.html
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259652
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260441
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260442
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260443
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260444
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260445
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261678
o https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-15724
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