A flaw was found in GnuTLS. The gnutls_pkcs11_token_set_pin function, used for changing the Security Officer PIN, can lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. This occurs when an attacker attempts to change the PIN with a NULL old PIN for a token that lacks a protected authentication path.
CVE-2026-42014
Score 6.6 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-16. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.6; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.6
- EG Score
- 6.6(medium)
- EG Risk
- 30(Track)EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity66% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 16, 2026
Last Modified
July 22, 2026
Advisory Details (7)
Auto-updated Jun 16, 2026[Security] Use-after-free in gnutls_pkcs11_token_set_pin when retrieving SO PIN (#1766) · Issues · gnutls / GnuTLS · GitLab
https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/issues/17662467451 – (CVE-2026-42014) CVE-2026-42014 gnutls: Fix use-after-free in gnutls_pkcs11_token_set_pin
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467451Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20613Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20612Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20611Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42014(16)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:43575Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: gnutls security update
- RHSA-2026:41921Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: gnutls security update
- RHSA-2026:33125Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: gnutls and libtasn1 security update
- RHSA-2026:32962Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: gnutls security update
- RHSA-2026:30849Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: gnutls and libtasn1 security update
- RHSA-2026:30850Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: gnutls and libtasn1 security update
- CVE-2026-42014Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)Medium
Gnutls: fix use-after-free in gnutls_pkcs11_token_set_pin
- RHSA-2026:30004Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: gnutls security update
- +8 more
Patch Availability(16)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libgnutlsxx28 (3.5.18-1ubuntu1.6+esm4) @ bionic | 2026-08-05 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libgnutls30t64 (3.8.12-2ubuntu1.1) @ resolute | 2026-08-05 | ubuntu |
| redhat | gnutls-0:3.3.29-9.el7_9.2 | 2026-07-22 | redhat |
| redhat | gnutls-0:3.7.6-21.el9_2.7 | 2026-07-20 | redhat |
| redhat | libtasn1-0:4.13-3.el8_6.2 | 2026-06-29 | redhat |
| redhat | libtasn1-0:4.13-3.el8_4.1 | 2026-06-29 | redhat |
| redhat | gnutls-0:3.8.3-4.el9_4.6 | 2026-06-29 | redhat |
| redhat | libtasn1-0:4.13-4.el8_8.1 | 2026-06-29 | redhat |
| redhat | gnutls-0:3.8.3-6.el9_6.4 | 2026-06-25 | redhat |
| redhat | discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9:1782166952 | 2026-06-24 | redhat |
| redhat | rhui5/rhua-rhel9:1781525739 | 2026-06-16 | redhat |
| redhat | gnutls-0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19 | 2026-06-16 | redhat |
| redhat | gnutls-0:3.8.10-4.el9_8 | 2026-05-26 | redhat |
| redhat | gnutls-0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 | 2026-05-26 | redhat |
| redhat | gnutls-0:3.8.10-4.el10_2 | 2026-05-26 | redhat |
| redhat | gnutls-main-3.8.13-1.hum1 | 2026-05-02 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(9 across 9 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.20(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls | — | 3.8.13-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.21(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls | — | 3.8.13-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.22(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls | — | 3.8.13-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.23(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls | — | 3.8.13-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.24(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls | — | 3.8.13-r0 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls28 | 3.7.1-5 ... 3.7.1-5+deb11u9 (10 versions) | 3.7.1-5+deb11u10 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls28 | 3.7.9-2 ... 3.7.9-2+deb12u6 (7 versions) | 3.7.9-2+deb12u7 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls28 | 3.8.9-3, 3.8.9-3+deb13u1, 3.8.9-3+deb13u2, 3.8.9-3+deb13u3 | 3.8.9-3+deb13u4 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls28 | 3.8.10-1 ... 3.8.9-3 (11 versions) | 3.8.13-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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