Red Hat Security Advisory: openssl security update
OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library. Security Fix(es): * openssl: RFC7250 handshakes with unauthenticated servers don't abort as expected (CVE-2024-12797) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-12797 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL where RFC7250 handshakes with unauthenticated servers fail to abort as expected, potentially causing security protocol issues. This affects OpenSSL packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and 10 distributions. Red Hat has released security updates to address this issue, with updated OpenSSL packages available for multiple architectures and extended update support versions. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation).
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to improper handling of TLS handshakes with unauthenticated servers, which may undermine the security guarantees of SSL/TLS connections. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security concern but not necessarily critical.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for OpenSSL to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and 10 as detailed in the Red Hat advisories (RHSA-2025:1330 and RHBA-2025:6314). For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates will remediate the vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory: openssl security update
Description
OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library. Security Fix(es): * openssl: RFC7250 handshakes with unauthenticated servers don't abort as expected (CVE-2024-12797) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-12797 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL where RFC7250 handshakes with unauthenticated servers fail to abort as expected, potentially causing security protocol issues. This affects OpenSSL packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and 10 distributions. Red Hat has released security updates to address this issue, with updated OpenSSL packages available for multiple architectures and extended update support versions. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation).
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to improper handling of TLS handshakes with unauthenticated servers, which may undermine the security guarantees of SSL/TLS connections. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security concern but not necessarily critical.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for OpenSSL to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and 10 as detailed in the Red Hat advisories (RHSA-2025:1330 and RHBA-2025:6314). For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates will remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHBA-2025:6314
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4e89e29bf47b50083a1f
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:43:37 UTC
Last enriched: 08/16/2026, 18:24:52 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 10:52:01 UTC
Views: 190
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