Security Alert (A26-08-07): Vulnerability in OpenSSL

Description:

OpenSSL has released 3.6.4 and 4.0.2 to fix the vulnerability in various versions of OpenSSL. The details of the security update can be found at:
https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20260805.txt

Affected Systems:

• OpenSSL 3.6 prior to version 3.6.4
• OpenSSL 4.0 prior to version 4.0.2

For detailed information of the affected systems, please refer to the corresponding security advisories at vendor's website.

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to denial of service on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Patches for affected software are available. System administrators of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the software vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

More Information:

• https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20260805.txt
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-54876