USN-8670-1: curl vulnerability

Publication date

24 August 2026

Overview

curl could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases


Packages

  • curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries

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.

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.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:


Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.


Have additional questions?

Talk to a member of the team ›