CVE-2026-33846

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the DTLS handshake fragment reassembly logic of GnuTLS. The issue arises in merge_handshake_packet() where incoming handshake fragments are matched and merged based solely on handshake type, without validating that the message_length field remains consistent across all fragments of the same logical message. An attacker can exploit this by sending crafted DTLS fragments with conflicting message_length values, causing the implementation to allocate a buffer based on a smaller initial fragment and subsequently write beyond its bounds using larger, inconsistent fragments. Because the merge operation does not enforce proper bounds checking against the allocated buffer size, this results in an out-of-bounds write on the heap. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication via the DTLS handshake path and can lead to application crashes or potential memory corruption.
References
Link Resource
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-2026:30004
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-2026:36004
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36005
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36006
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-2026:57402
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57483
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59831
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60019
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65839
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72502
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74674
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82304
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82322
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82347
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82354
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82372
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82857
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82888
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33846
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450625
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-2026:30004
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-2026:36004
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36005
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36006
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-2026:57402
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57483
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59831
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60019
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65839
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33846
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450625
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-33846.json
Configurations

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History

26 Oct 2026, 19:10

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Summary
  • (es) Una vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de búfer de pila existe en la lógica de reensamblaje de fragmentos de handshake DTLS de GnuTLS. El problema surge en merge_handshake_packet() donde los fragmentos de handshake entrantes se emparejan y fusionan basándose únicamente en el tipo de handshake, sin validar que el campo message_length permanezca consistente en todos los fragmentos del mismo mensaje lógico. Un atacante puede explotar esto enviando fragmentos DTLS manipulados con valores de message_length conflictivos, haciendo que la implementación asigne un búfer basado en un fragmento inicial más pequeño y posteriormente escriba más allá de sus límites usando fragmentos más grandes e inconsistentes. Debido a que la operación de fusión no aplica una verificación de límites adecuada contra el tamaño del búfer asignado, esto resulta en una escritura fuera de límites en la pila. La vulnerabilidad es remotamente explotable sin autenticación a través de la ruta de handshake DTLS y puede llevar a caídas de la aplicación o potencial corrupción de memoria.

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Information

Published : 2026-05-04 10:15

Updated : 2026-10-26 19:10


NVD link : CVE-2026-33846

Mitre link : CVE-2026-33846

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33846


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-130

Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency