Description
X.509 name constraint bypass via the Subject Common Name when treated as a DNS-type name. A certificate whose Subject CN violates an issuing CA's DNS name constraints could be accepted.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wolfSSL | wolfSSL | 3.9.10 – ≤ 5.9.1 | — |
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 | wolfssl | 5.7.2-0.1+deb13u2 | — |
| Debian 12 | wolfssl | 5.5.4-2+deb12u3 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | wolfssl | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | wolfssl | 5.9.2-r0 | — |