Limit handshake messages we are willing to accept post-handshake in crypto/tls
Exact source revision recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
cve-program · CVE-2026-56862
PublishedHandshake messages, such as KeyUpdate, are always considered as state-advancing, regardless of whether a handshake has been completed or not. As a result, a malicious client can keep sending KeyUpdate messages to force the server to keep performing key derivation operations indefinitely.
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- 13 Aug 2026 21:58:53 UTC
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- 14 Aug 2026 15:29:41 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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