stackabletech / stackabletech/stackablectl

RUSTSEC-2026-0285: TLS 1.3 handshake messages incorrectly accepted across encryption level boundaries

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Description

TLS 1.3 handshake messages incorrectly accepted across encryption level boundaries

Details
Package rustls
Version 0.23.42
URL https://github.com/rustls/rustls/security/advisories/GHSA-2mjx-qc3c-rqvc
Date 2026-09-14
Patched versions >=0.23.45
Unaffected versions <0.23.13

Rustls accepted TLS 1.3 handshake messages sent at the wrong encryption level
when they followed a key-changing message in the same record. For example,
a plaintext EncryptedExtensions message packed into the same record as the
ServerHello was accepted.

RFC 8446 section 5.1 requires that handshake messages do not span key changes,
and that implementations terminate the connection with an "unexpected_message"
alert if they do.

The handshake transcript is still authenticated, so a network-position attacker
cannot use this to alter or complete a handshake; the practical effect is that
a peer could send handshake messages that should be encrypted in plaintext
without rustls rejecting the connection.

This is functionally the same bug as Go's
GO-2026-4340 (CVE-2025-61730).

See advisory page for additional details.

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Research direction

Read the linked Rustls advisory and locate where rustls 0.23.42 is declared in the repository. Update it to a patched version at or above 0.23.45, then run the repository's Rust checks to confirm the dependency resolves and existing tests pass.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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