SUSE snphost Important OpenSSL Issues Fix Advisory 2026-23327

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## This update for snphost fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-41677: openssl: out-of-bounds read in PEM password callback when returning an oversized length (bsc#1270541). * CVE-2026-41678: openssl: OOB write due to incorrect bounds assertion in `aes::unwrap_key()` (bsc#1270642). * CVE-2026-41681: openssl: stack corruption due to `MdCtxRef::digest_final()` writing past caller buffer with no length check (bsc#1270720). * CVE-2026-41898: openssl: information leak to network peers due to unchecked callback-returned length in PSK and cookie generate trampolines (bsc#1270799). * CVE-2026-42327: openssl: undefined behavior in `X509Ref::ocsp_responders` when processing certificates with non-UTF-8 OCSP URLs (bsc#1270527).

## This update for snphost fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-41677: openssl: out-of-bounds read in PEM password callback when returning an oversized length (bsc#1270541). * CVE-2026-41678: openssl: OOB write due to incorrect bounds assertion in `aes::unwrap_key()` (bsc#1270642). * CVE-2026-41681: openssl: stack corruption due to `MdCtxRef::digest_final()` writing past caller buffer with no length check (bsc#1270720). * CVE-2026-41898: openssl: information leak to network peers due to unchecked callback-returned length in PSK and cookie generate trampolines (bsc#1270799). * CVE-2026-42327: openssl: undefined behavior in `X509Ref::ocsp_responders` when processing certificates with non-UTF-8 OCSP URLs (bsc#1270527).

* CVE-2026-41677 ( SUSE ): 1.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

* CVE-2026-41677 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2026-41677 ( NVD ): 1.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

* CVE-2026-41677 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-41678 ( SUSE ): 8.3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:23327-1 Release Date: 2026-08-24T20:20:27Z Rating: important

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