CVE-2026-1965
MED 6.5libcurl can in some circumstances reuse the wrong connection when asked to do
an Negotiate-authenticated HTTP or HTTPS request.
libcurl features a pool of recent connections so that subsequent requests can
reuse an existing connection to avoid overhead.
When reusing a connection a range of criterion must first be met. Due to a
logical error in the code, a request that was issued by an application could
wrongfully reuse an existing connection to the same server that was
authenticated using different credentials. One underlying reason being that
Negotiate sometimes authenticates *connections* and not *requests*, contrary
to how HTTP is designed to work.
An application that allows Negotiate authentication to a server (that responds
wanting Negotiate) with `user1:password1` and then does another operation to
the same server also using Negotiate but with `user2:password2` (while the
previous connection is still alive) - the second request wrongly reused the
same connection and since it then sees that the Negotiate negotiation is
already made, it just sends the request over that connection thinking it uses
the user2 credentials when it is in fact still using the connection
authenticated for user1...
The set of authentication methods to use is set with `CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH`.
Applications can disable libcurl's reuse of connections and thus mitigate this
problem, by using one of the following libcurl options to alter how
connections are or are not reused: `CURLOPT_FRESH_CONNECT`,
`CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS` and `CURLMOPT_MAX_HOST_CONNECTIONS` (if using the
curl_multi API).
Affected Applications in Environment
28
curl
v7.81.0-1ubuntu1.23
27 devices
curl
v8.5.0-2ubuntu10.8
57 devices
curl
v8.14.1-2+deb13u2
12 devices
curl
v7.68.0-1ubuntu2.25
11 devices
curl
v7.76.1-34.el9
4 devices
curl
v7.76.1-35.el9_7.3
2 devices
curl
v7.74.0-1.3+deb11u16
11 devices
curl
v7.76.1-31.el9_6.1
23 devices
curl
v7.64.0-4+deb10u9
1 device
curl
v8.12.1-2.el10_1.2
1 device
curl
v7.88.1-10+deb12u14
17 devices
curl
v7.74.0-1.3+deb11u15
1 device
curl
v7.61.1-34.el8_10.9
3 devices
curl
v7.61.1-30.el8_8.3
2 devices
curl
v7.76.1-31.el9_6.1
1 device
curl
v7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19
3 devices
curl
v7.47.0-1ubuntu2.19+esm15
1 device
curl
v8.5.0-2ubuntu10.6
1 device
curl
v7.61.1-34.el8_10.3
2 devices
curl
v7.61.1-34.el8_10.9
1 device
curl
v7.58.0-2ubuntu3.24
1 device
curl
v8.12.1-3ubuntu1
1 device
curl
v7.76.1-35.el9_7.3
1 device
curl
v7.61.1-34.el8_10.8
1 device
curl
v7.29.0-59.el7_9.1
1 device
curl
v7.61.1-34.el8_10.3
1 device
curl
v7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20
1 device
curl
v7.61.1-34.el8_10.10
1 device
Affected Devices
189
2ua5171h8k
Linux
DPCOMPdemoserver
Linux
DPNCHA-194733
Linux
acmedns
Linux
administrator-SYS-4029GP-TRT2
Linux
aggietower
Linux
ah-ots
Linux
atc.db.usu.edu
Linux
auto-score
Linux
awep1
Linux
bacha25
Linux
bennett-HP-Z2-SFF-G4-Workstation
Linux
blakeutil
Linux
bloodhound
Linux
capahab
Linux
cceredcapdb
Linux
cceredcapweb
Linux
chat
Linux
chela03
Linux
chela04
Linux
chela05
Linux
cleanaddressdev.banner.usu.edu
Linux
csf
Linux
devjobsub.banner.usu.edu
Linux
dispatch
Linux
dist
Linux
dpapsb-161390.aggies.usu.edu
Linux
dpapsb-191594.mypc.usu.edu
Linux
e911-provision
Linux
educweb
Linux
el103-02.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-03.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-04.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-05.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-07.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-08.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-09.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-10.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-14.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-15.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-16.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-17.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-18.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-19.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el103-20.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-01.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-02.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-03.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-04.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-05.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-06.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-08.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-09.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-10.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-11.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-12.ece.usu.edu
Linux
el120-14.ece.usu.edu
Linux
elend
Linux
emby
Linux
eprocdev.banner.usu.edu
Linux
ezidadmin
Linux
ezri-utility-01
Linux
facreadyprod.pplant.usu.edu
Linux
facreadytestrhel.pplant.usu.edu
Linux
facshibsp2.pplant.usu.edu
Linux
finch
Linux
flexnet
Linux
flo-rida
Linux
fw
Linux
gravekeeper
Linux
gul4.usu.edu
Linux
guru.cluster
Linux
hackedpasswords
Linux
hotcheeto
Linux
infosec-grafana
Linux
intune-mcc1
Linux
intune-mcc3
Linux
iperf
Linux
itfinance
Linux
itls-wp
Linux
jed
Linux
joek-HP-Z2-SFF-G9-Workstation-Desktop-PC
Linux
kcm.usu.edu
Linux
kena-utility
Linux
kmlab
Linux
ldap-lb01
Linux
ldap-lb02
Linux
libki-server
Linux
librenms
Linux
librenmsdb
Linux
log
Linux
lumbermill
Linux
mail
Linux
mail
Linux
minemeld
Linux
mirror3
Linux
miscdata
Linux
miscnet
Linux
monitor01
Linux
monitor02
Linux
my1
Linux
my2
Linux
mysql02
Linux
netbox
Linux
nt
Linux
omekanew
Linux
oms.db.usu.edu
Linux
owenclarke-OptiPlex-7090
Linux
paymentworksdev.banner.usu.edu
Linux
portscan01
Linux
portscan02
Linux
privatebin
Linux
promnet
Linux
rcbd
Linux
rcdb-dev
Linux
redcapweb
Linux
refraction
Linux
s2backups
Linux
seaweed
Linux
second-thrifted-tractor
Linux
sectap1
Linux
sentry
Linux
server1mathusuedu
Linux
server2math
Linux
soc
Linux
solar
Linux
spencer-funk-HP-Z2-SFF-G5-Workstation
Linux
starfleetpad
Linux
steesh
Linux
storm
Linux
strat
Linux
svn.usu.edu
Linux
sympa.ser321.usu.edu
Linux
sys-serv-l-301-data
Linux
thegrid
Linux
thinkstation
Linux
thnotes
Linux
tsutil.it.usu.edu
Linux
vinmathusuedu
Linux
vrtour
Linux
web-lb-stage.usu.edu
Linux
web-lb01-redirect.usu.edu
Linux
web-lb01.usu.edu
Linux
web-lb02-redirect.usu.edu
Linux
web-lb02.usu.edu
Linux
web-lb03-redirect.usu.edu
Linux
web-lb03.usu.edu
Linux
web-lb04.usu.edu
Linux
web02.usu.edu
Linux
web03.usu.edu
Linux
web04a
Linux
web05
Linux
web06
Linux
web08.usu.edu
Linux
web09.usu.edu
Linux
web10
Linux
web10-awhc
Linux
web10-awhc
Linux
web11.usu.edu
Linux
web12.usu.edu
Linux
web13.usu.edu
Linux
web14.usu.edu
Linux
web15.usu.edu
Linux
web16.usu.edu
Linux
web17
Linux
web18
Linux
web19.usu.edu
Linux
web20
Linux
web21
Linux
web22
Linux
web23
Linux
web24
Linux
web25
Linux
web27.usu.edu
Linux
web28
Linux
web29.usu.edu
Linux
web30.usu.edu
Linux
web31.usu.edu
Linux
web32.usu.edu
Linux
web33.usu.edu
Linux
web34.usu.edu
Linux
web35.usu.edu
Linux
web36.usu.edu
Linux
web37.usu.edu
Linux
webs.usu.edu
Linux
webtools
Linux
wpad
Linux
yasls
Linux
zldtst.db.usu.edu
Linux