# USN-8861-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

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- Publisher: Ubuntu Security
- Category: Vulnerabilities
- Original publication time: 2026-10-01T12:02:00Z
- First observed by NexusTechWire: 2026-10-01T15:54:36Z
- Original source: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8861-1
- NexusTechWire record: https://nexustechwire.com/news/news-c3312923717ca48639e5

## The brief

Ubuntu has released an OpenSSL update for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS addressing two QUIC weaknesses that could allow a remote attacker to exhaust CPU or memory resources. The notice identifies CVE-2026-42772 and CVE-2026-54873 and lists the corrected package version. Canonical instructs affected users to apply the standard system update and reboot to complete the changes.

AI-assisted NexusTechWire summary, checked against the linked source on 2026-10-01T19:12:54Z. Not independent reporting.

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