High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2026· Updated Sep 15, 2026
CVE-2026-80229
CVE-2026-80229
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.
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Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/curl&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/curl&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 8.14.1-160000.9.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 8.14.1-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.22.0-1.1
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References
3- curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-80229.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- hackerone.com/reports/3969255nvdExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
- curl.se/docs/CVE-2026-80229.jsonnvdVendor Advisory
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