CVE-2026-42772
Description
Issue summary: The QUIC stream reassembly algorithm performance deteriorates progressively as packets are arriving out of order. The worst case has a quadratic complexity proportional to the number of stream frames kept in the buffer for the received stream data. Impact summary: A remote QUIC peer that completes the handshake can create a connection-scoped CPU pressure and potentially a Denial of…
Description from NVD (National Vulnerability Database).
- Product
- OpenSSL
- Severity
- CVSS 5.3 · MEDIUM
- Published
- Source
- NVD (National Vulnerability Database) · View on NVD
Severity is the CVSS score; the real impact depends on the version and configuration you run. Always check affected versions and fixes in the original advisory.