
Ubuntu 26.10 curl checks certificate revocation; OpenSSL is next
The check uses local CRLite data via upki, so curl no longer waits on a network revocation lookup.
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The check uses local CRLite data via upki, so curl no longer waits on a network revocation lookup.
Fixes are in the public GitHub repository; packaged releases are scheduled for December 1, 2026.

The recommended build is 2025.0.5, also called 10.0.5; the notice reports no active exploitation.
The kernel moves to 6.6.161.1, and Microsoft distrusts certificates tied to the eMudhra incident.
pn_ssl_domain_set_trusted_ca_db() and pn_tls_config_set_trusted_certs() add CAs instead of replacing system anchors.

FoxIO published PoCs for three configuration-specific bugs; GoAhead 6.1.1 fixes the OpenSSL and Mbed TLS issues.
A foxio.io write-up covers flaws in GoAhead's OpenSSL, LibreSSL, and Mbed TLS code; the note omits the details.

Fixes are in GoAhead 6.1.1 for the OpenSSL-compatible and mbed TLS cases; a public PoC decrypts weak DHE sessions.

A critical OpenSSL-backend bug can accept revoked client certificates; the other flaws weaken DHE or chain checks.

The October 23 feature release is not a security patch and documents four DTLS issues still awaiting a fix.

Two bugs can misreport connection state, one can abort handshakes after packet loss, and KeyUpdate can drop a lost NewSessionTicket.
Recall spans 32.5% to 78.1% across eight frontier models on 265 tasks from nine systems, led by Grok 4.6 and GPT-6 sol.
The truncated reply links two GitHub advisories and only suggests OpenSSL processing may be involved.
The feed snippet only shows 43 points and 8 comments, with no changelog or security notes.

Fixed builds are 26.12.1, 24.22.1, and 22.23.4; the advisory gives no evidence of active exploitation.
ZDI rates CVE-2026-63073 at CVSS 6.5; remote attackers need no authentication, and no fixed version is named.

Fixes include a Brotli out-of-bounds write that can allow remote code execution, plus TLS hostname bypasses.

CVE-2026-101809 scores CVSS 10.0 in Workflow Notification Mailer 12.2.3–12.2.15; three other issues rate 9.8, with no confirmed exploitation.

Six hundred ninety patches are remotely exploitable without authentication, spanning database, middleware, Java and applications.
With OpenSSLLifecycleListener in FIPS mode, a failed activation leaves Tomcat on non-FIPS JSSE; severity is low.
Builds from 12.7.1 through 13.8.2 should move to 13.9.1 or named branch fixes; exploitation is not stated.
sslx is pitched as a faster, modern command-line alternative to OpenSSL.
CERT/CC says TLS libraries inconsistently enforce Name Constraints, with three assigned CVEs already fixed.
CERT/CC warns TLS libraries inconsistently enforce X.509 name constraints, with fixes for GnuTLS and pyca/cryptography.
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