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OpenSSL Fixes High-Severity DTLS Flaw That Can Leak Heap Memory Unencrypted

The Hacker News·September 30, 2026·1 min read
OpenSSL Fixes High-Severity DTLS Flaw That Can Leak Heap Memory Unencrypted

OpenSSL released fixes on September 29 for a high-severity DTLS flaw that can leak heap memory unencrypted to the other side of a connection or crash the program. The vulnerability occurs when a handshake message is resent while a larger message is stuck part-way, affecting UDP traffic. Users are urged to update to the patched versions immediately.

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