CVE-2026-42014: Expired Pointer Dereference in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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.
CVE-2026-42014: Expired Pointer Dereference in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.6medium
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-23T11:23:46.517Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20611","vendor":"Red Hat"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20612","vendor":"Red Hat"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20613","vendor":"Red Hat"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42014","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6a30ae460b89be68880aef01
Added to database: 06/16/2026, 02:00:38 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 18:23:28 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:24:49 UTC
Views: 128
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