# RUSTSEC-2023-0024 - `openssl` `X509Extension::new` and `X509Extension::new_nid` null pointer dereference

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/rustsec-2023-0024-openssl-x509extension-new-and-x509extension-new-nid-256004e6  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-03-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2023-03-24

`openssl` `X509Extension::new` and `X509Extension::new_nid` null pointer dereference

Technologies: [openssl (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/crates-io-openssl). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 24 March 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** openssl (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.10.48.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. openssl (crates.io): upgrade to 0.10.48 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run openssl (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- openssl (crates.io): upgrade to 0.10.48 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p openssl
  ```


## Affected products

- openssl (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.10.48

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