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CVE-2026-56862 Handshake messages, such as KeyUpdate, are always considered as state-advancing, regardless of whether a handshake has…

Description

Handshake 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.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
crypto/tls 1.27 earliest → < 1.27.0-rc.3 1.27.0-rc.3
crypto/tls 1.26 1.26.0-0 → < 1.26.6 1.26.6
crypto/tls 1.25 earliest → < 1.25.13 1.25.13

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