CVE-2026-42014
6.6 MEDIUMA flaw was found in GnuTLS
Published: 2026-06-16 · Last updated: 2026-06-16
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 6.6 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-825
Description
A flaw was found in GnuTLS. The `gnutls_pkcs11_token_set_pin` function, used for changing the Security Officer PIN, can lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. This occurs when an attacker attempts to change the PIN with a NULL old PIN for a token that lacks a protected authentication path.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42014
- [Other]https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20611
- [Other]https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20612
- [Other]https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20613
- [Other]https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42014
- [Other]https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467451
- [Other]https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/issues/1766
- [Other]https://www.gnutls.org/security-new.html#GNUTLS-SA-2026-04-29-9
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