Gnutls: gnutls: certificate validation bypass due to oversized subject alternative name
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.2epss 0.4%
exploitation probability
0.4%top 64% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
A flaw was found in gnutls. When validating certificates, an oversized Subject Alternative Name (SAN) could cause the validation process to incorrectly fall back to checking the Common Name (CN) field. This could allow a remote attacker to bypass proper certificate validation, potentially leading to spoofing or man-in-the-middle attacks.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Affected products
gnutlsRed Hat · Red Hat Discovery 2Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Hardened ImagesRed Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19Red Hat · Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13274https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20611https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20612https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20613https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26319https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26409https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30004https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30849https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30850https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32962https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33125