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CVE-2009-5146

openssl: memory leak in hostname TLS extension

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Severity

Unknown

Red Hat Product Security

5

CVSS 2.0

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Published · March 16, 2015

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

[REJECTED CVE] A memory leak flaw was fix in the hostname TLS extension. This flaw was introduced with the backport of the TLS extension code first introduced in version 0.9.8k of openssl.

Statement

This issue did not affect any versions of OpenSSL as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.

Also, this CVE has been rejected, because investigation showed that it was not a security issue.

Red Hat has evaluated this issue and determined that it does not meet the criteria to be classified as a security vulnerability. This assessment is based on the issue not posing a significant security risk, being a result of misconfiguration or usage error, or falling outside the scope of security considerations.

As such, this CVE has been marked as "Rejected" in alignment with Red Hat's vulnerability management policies.

If you have additional information or concerns regarding this determination, please contact Red Hat Product Security for further clarification.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime