When performing transfers via libcurl’s multi interface, pooled TLS
connections can outlive their originating easy handles. In OpenSSL 3 provider
configurations, libcurl attaches an allocated library context to the easy
handle's state and passes it to OpenSSL without acquiring an ownership
reference; destroying the easy handle prematurely frees this context while the
active connection retains a dangling pointer, leading to a heap-use-after-free
upon subsequent I/O or post-handshake operations.
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Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Curl
Curl curl
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Curl curl

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description When performing transfers via libcurl’s multi interface, pooled TLS connections can outlive their originating easy handles. In OpenSSL 3 provider configurations, libcurl attaches an allocated library context to the easy handle's state and passes it to OpenSSL without acquiring an ownership reference; destroying the easy handle prematurely frees this context while the active connection retains a dangling pointer, leading to a heap-use-after-free upon subsequent I/O or post-handshake operations.
Title OpenSSL provider use-after-free
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: curl

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-06T17:47:59.510Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T04:24:23.168Z

Link: CVE-2026-80229

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-06T18:17:22.217

Modified: 2026-09-06T18:17:22.217

Link: CVE-2026-80229

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-06T20:00:05Z

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