Answer in brief
CVE-2025-68160 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in Heap out-of-bounds write in BIO_f_linebuffer on short writes. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps OpenSSL/OpenSSL (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps OpenSSL/OpenSSL (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| OpenSSL/OpenSSLgeneric | >=3.6.0 <3.6.1 || >=3.5.0 <3.5.5 || >=3.4.0 <3.4.4 || >=3.3.0 <3.3.6 || >=3.0.0 <3.0.19 || >=1.1.1 <1.1.1ze || >=1.0.2 <1.0.2zn | 3.6.1, 3.5.5, 3.4.4, 3.3.6, 3.0.19, 1.1.1ze, 1.0.2zn |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystemgeneric | >=0 <* | * |
Published upstream
Jan 27, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 15, 2026
Issue summary: Writing large, newline-free data into a BIO chain using the line-buffering filter where the next BIO performs short writes can trigger a heap-based out-of-bounds write. Impact summary: This out-of-bounds write can cause memory corruption which typically results in a crash, leading to Denial of Service for an application. The line-buffering BIO filter (BIO_f_linebuffer) is not used by default in TLS/SSL data paths. In OpenSSL command-line applications, it is typically only pushed onto stdout/stderr on VMS systems. Third-party applications that explicitly use this filter with a BIO chain that can short-write and that write large, newline-free data influenced by an attacker would be affected. However, the circumstances where this could happen are unlikely to be under attacker control, and BIO_f_linebuffer is unlikely to be handling non-curated data controlled by an attacker. For that reason the issue was assessed as Low severity. The FIPS modules in 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue, as the BIO implementation is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary. OpenSSL 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.0, 1.1.1 and 1.0.2 are vulnerable to this issue.
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