CVE catalog
CVE-2022-40735
Security update for openssl-3
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.61% · Oct 25, 2026
It was discovered that OpenSSL failed to choose an appropriately short private key size when computing shared-secrets in the Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Protocol. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 1.1.1l-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.12 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.13 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.14 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.15 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.16 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 1.1.1l-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.12 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.13 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.14 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.15 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.16 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.5~dfsg-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | nodejs | pro | 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | pro | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.10+Fips1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | pro | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.12+Fips1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | pro | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.14+Fips1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | pro | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.15+Fips1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | openssl | pro | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.16+Fips1 | fixed |
| Suse | openssl-3 | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 3.0.8-150400.4.26.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | openssl-3 | leap 15.4 | 3.0.8-150400.4.26.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | openssl | deb | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.16 | Not reported | USN-6854-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | openssl | deb | 22.04 | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.16 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40735 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | openssl | deb | pro | 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.16+Fips1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40735 | Not reported |
| Suse | openssl-3 | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 3.0.8-150400.4.26.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2470-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | openssl-3 | rpm | leap 15.4 | 3.0.8-150400.4.26.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:2470-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2023_2470-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:2470-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40735]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6854-1]
[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]