High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2026· Updated Sep 4, 2026
CVE-2026-43823
CVE-2026-43823
Description
When initializing an RSA public key from DER or PEM bytes throws an error, the EVP_PKEY* is double-freed: first in the catch block, then in the deinit. This can lead to a crash on future memory allocations. This double-free manifests when BoringSSL cannot decode the public key from the bytes provided. This vulnerability is addressed in swift-crypto version 4.5.1.
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Affected products
1- Range: >=4.5.1
Patches
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References
1- github.com/apple/swift-crypto/security/advisories/GHSA-8q93-f6xh-4f6fnvdVendor Advisory
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