usn-8670-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-08-25 16:30
Modified
2026-08-26 04:04
Summary
curl vulnerability
Details

USN-8670-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Joshua Rogers discovered that curl incorrectly handled reusing connections when client certificate settings changed. This could result in the wrong client certificates being used, contrary to expectations.

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "USN-8670-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the\ncorresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu\n22.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Joshua Rogers discovered that curl incorrectly handled reusing\n connections when client certificate settings changed. This could result\n in the wrong client certificates being used, contrary to expectations.",
  "id": "USN-8670-2",
  "modified": "2026-08-26T04:04:32Z",
  "published": "2026-08-25T16:30:06Z",
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "curl vulnerability",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8932"
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}



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