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Ubuntu 25.10 pyOpenSSL Critical Fix for Denial of Service CVE-2026-27459

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in pyOpenSSL.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8115-1
March 23, 2026

pyopenssl vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in pyOpenSSL.

Software Description:
- pyopenssl: Python wrapper around the OpenSSL library

Details:

It was discovered that pyOpenSSL incorrectly handled exceptions in the
tlsext_servername callback. This could result in connections being
accepted after an exception, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2026-27448)

It was discovered that pyOpenSSL incorrectly handled the DTLS cookie
generation callback. If a callback provided cookie values greater than 256
bytes, an attacker could use this issue to cause pyOpenSSL to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-27459)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  python3-openssl                 25.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  python3-openssl                 23.2.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  python3-openssl                 21.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8115-1
  CVE-2026-27448, CVE-2026-27459

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyopenssl/25.0.0-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyopenssl/23.2.0-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyopenssl/21.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 25.10 pyOpenSSL Critical Fix for Denial of Service CVE-2026-27459

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Calendar Grey March 23, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several issues fixed in pyOpenSSL for different Ubuntu versions to prevent service disruptions. Stay updated now!
Several security issues were fixed in pyOpenSSL.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in pyOpenSSL. Software Description: - pyopenssl: Python wrapper around the OpenSSL library Details: It was discovered that pyOpenSSL incorrectly handled exceptions in the tlsext_servername callback. This could result in connections being accepted after an exception, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2026-27448) It was discovered that pyOpenSSL incorrectly handled the DTLS cookie generation callback. If a callback provided cookie values greater than 256 bytes, an attacker could use this issue to cause pyOpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-27459)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 python3-openssl 25.0.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS python3-openssl 23.2.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS python3-openssl 21.0.0-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8115-1

CVE-2026-27448, CVE-2026-27459

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8115-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyopenssl/25.0.0-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyopenssl/23.2.0-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyopenssl/21.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

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