CVE-2023-53159
Publication date 28 July 2025
Last updated 14 November 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds read via an empty string to X509VerifyParamRef::set_host.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| rust-openssl | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
|
Patch details
| Package | Patch details |
|---|---|
| rust-openssl |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
4.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L |