Description
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. X.509 certificates can identify elliptic curves using either an object identifier or using explicit encoding of the parameters. Prior to 3.5.0 and 2.19.5, checking name constraints in X.509 certificates is quadratic in the number of names and name constraints. An attacker who presented a certificate chain which contained a very large number of names in the SubjectAlternativeName, signed by a CA certificate which contained a large number of name constraints, could cause a denial of service. The problem has been addressed in Botan 3.5.0 and a partial backport has also been applied and is included in Botan 2.19.5.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| randombit | botan | < 2.19.5, >= 3.0.0, < 3.5.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | botan | 2.19.5+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | botan | 2.19.3+dfsg-1+deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | botan | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | botan | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | botan | 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1 | USN-7586-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | botan | 2.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1 | USN-7586-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP5 | Botan | 2.19.5-bp155.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:0201-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Botan | 2.19.5-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14188-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | Botan | 2.19.5-bp155.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:0201-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | botan3 | 3.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | botan3 | 3.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | botan3 | 3.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | botan | 2.19.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | botan3 | 3.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | botan | 2.19.5-r0 | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | botan | 2.19.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | botan | 2.19.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | botan | 2.19.5-r0 | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | botan2 | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | botan2 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 3
- USN-7586-1 botan vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14188-1 Botan-doc-2.19.5-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:0201-1 Security update for Botan SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/security/advisories/GHSA-5gg9-hqpr-r58j
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/pull/4034
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/pull/4045
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/pull/4047
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/pull/4052
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/pull/4186
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/pull/4187
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/commit/21dccc8fef18c165ba3301d850ac61521f85637e
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/commit/39535f13c322f56aa3da2f44b2b6abb8619a82ac
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/commit/477822a2d10f02d8ba46c9d8a5132f25843f5cc1
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/commit/7606d70d3a2ac7114476ec2651ca0243c4536fdf
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/commit/c3264821b9f6286ee4e6e3e06826f6b7177e6d41
- https://github.com/randombit/botan/commit/ff704b12e6fa351aaedd07bffdc91722e84586b8