UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14456

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-14456
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14456.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14456
Upstream
Published
2026-08-13T15:19:00Z
Modified
2026-08-19T11:01:24Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Issue summary: When an OpenSSL QUIC server (Listener SSL object) processes valid QUIC Initial packets for unknown destination connection IDs, it can allocate and queue new incoming channels without enforcing any limit. Impact summary: A remote peer that can make many Initial packets reach the server listener faster than the application accepts connections, can cause the memory allocated to store the per-channel state to grow without any limits, potentially making the QUIC listener unavailable and causing Denial of Service. CWE: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Description: The function that handles inbound QUIC packets uses Connection-Id from the packet header to find an existing connection (QUIC channel). If no existing connection is found and the packet type is INITIAL, the function treats the packet as a new connection. It allocates a new channel object and inserts it into a queue where it waits to be accepted by the local application with SSLaccept(3ossl). The memory occupied by these initial channel objects may grow without bounds if the application is not able to call SSLaccept() frequently enough to serve these inbound connection requests. The issue is present since OpenSSL 3.5 when the QUIC server implementation was added. The fix introduces a limit for pending connections. The default limit is set to 256 pending connections (waiting to be accepted by the local application). Applications may change the default by calling SSLsetvalue_uint(3ossl). FIPS impact: no The FIPS module is not affected as the QUIC implementation is outside of the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
edk2

Package

Name
edk2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/edk2?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2025.*
2025.02-8ubuntu3
2025.11-3ubuntu6
2025.11-3ubuntu7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "efi-shell-aa64",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "efi-shell-loongarch64",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "efi-shell-riscv64",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "efi-shell-x64",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovmf",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovmf-amdsev",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovmf-generic",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovmf-inteltdx",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovmf-legacy",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-efi-aarch64",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-efi-loongarch64",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-efi-riscv64",
            "binary_version": "2025.11-3ubuntu7"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14456.json"
openssl

Package

Name
openssl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssl?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.5.3-1ubuntu2
3.5.5-1ubuntu1
3.5.5-1ubuntu3
3.5.5-1ubuntu3.2
3.5.5-1ubuntu3.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libssl3t64",
            "binary_version": "3.5.5-1ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openssl",
            "binary_version": "3.5.5-1ubuntu3.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openssl-provider-legacy",
            "binary_version": "3.5.5-1ubuntu3.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14456.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nodejs?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1
4.*
4.2.2~dfsg-1
4.2.3~dfsg-1
4.2.4~dfsg-1ubuntu1
4.2.4~dfsg-2
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu1
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm1
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nodejs",
            "binary_version": "4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nodejs-legacy",
            "binary_version": "4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14456.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nodejs?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*
6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu1
6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu2
6.12.0~dfsg-1ubuntu1
6.12.0~dfsg-2ubuntu1
6.12.0~dfsg-2ubuntu2
8.*
8.10.0~dfsg-2
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.3
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm3
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm4
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm5
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nodejs",
            "binary_version": "8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm6"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14456.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS
openssl-fips

Package

Name
openssl-fips
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssl-fips?arch=source&distro=fips-preview%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.5-0ubuntu0.1+Fips2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "openssl-fips-module-3",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5-0ubuntu0.1+Fips2.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14456.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS
openssl-fips

Package

Name
openssl-fips
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssl-fips?arch=source&distro=fips-updates%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.5-0ubuntu0.1+Fips2.1
3.0.5-0ubuntu0.2+Fips1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "openssl-fips-module-3",
            "binary_version": "3.0.5-0ubuntu0.2+Fips1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14456.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS
openssl-fips

Package

Name
openssl-fips
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssl-fips?arch=source&distro=fips-updates%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.13-0ubuntu3+Fips1
3.0.13-0ubuntu3.6+Fips1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "openssl-fips-module-3",
            "binary_version": "3.0.13-0ubuntu3.6+Fips1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14456.json"