A vulnerability was found in OpenSSL up to 1.1.1x/3.0.13/3.1.5/3.2.1/3.3.0. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SSL_free_buffers of the component API. The manipulation leads to use after free.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-4741. The attack can be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.