CVE-2026-42009
What it is
A flaw was found in gnutls. A remote attacker could exploit an issue in the Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) packet reordering logic. The comparator function, responsible for ordering DTLS packets by sequence numbers, did not correctly handle packets with duplicate sequence numbers. This could lead to unstable packet ordering or undefined behavior, resulting in a denial of service.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-475
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Gnu Gnutls
- Redhat Hardened Images
- Redhat Openshift Container Platform 4.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux For Els 8.10
- Redhat Enterprise Linux For IBM Z Systems 8.0_s390x
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13274
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20611
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20612
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20613
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26319
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26409
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29794
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30004
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30849
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30850
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32962
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33125
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34372
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34764
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34788
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36004
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36005
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36006
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40762
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41921
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56786
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56853
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56911
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57483