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6.5 Medium

CVE-2026-3833 Gnutls: gnutls: policy bypass due to case-sensitive nameconstraints comparison

Description

A flaw was found in gnutls. This vulnerability occurs because gnutls performs case-sensitive comparisons of `nameConstraints` labels, specifically for `dNSName` (DNS) or `rfc822Name` (email) constraints within `excludedSubtrees` or `permittedSubtrees`. A remote attacker can exploit this by crafting a leaf certificate with casing differences in the Subject Alternative Name (SAN), leading to a policy bypass where a certificate that should be rejected is instead accepted. This could result in unauthorized access or information disclosure.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Hardened Images 3.8 earliest → < 3.8.13-1.hum1 3.8.13-1.hum1
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 1787241260 earliest → < 1787241260 1787241260
Show the 23 other branches
Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Discovery 2 1782166952 earliest → < 1782166952 1782166952
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 4.19 earliest → < 4.19.9.6.202608182320-0 4.19.9.6.202608182320-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 412.86 earliest → < 412.86.202608241157-0 412.86.202608241157-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 417.94 earliest → < 417.94.202608250221-0 417.94.202608250221-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 416.94 earliest → < 416.94.202609011112-0 416.94.202609011112-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 414.92 earliest → < 414.92.202609011250-0 414.92.202609011250-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 418.94 earliest → < 418.94.202609031320-0 418.94.202609031320-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 413.92 earliest → < 413.92.202609080414-0 413.92.202609080414-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 415.92 earliest → < 415.92.202609140326-0 415.92.202609140326-0
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 1790598593 earliest → < 1790598593 1790598593
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 1790703542 earliest → < 1790703542 1790703542
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 1791970484 earliest → < 1791970484 1791970484
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 1791966259 earliest → < 1791966259 1791966259

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