Medium · published April 30, 2026
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.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnu/gnutls | all versions | — |
| redhat/hardened_images | all versions | — |
| redhat/openshift_container_platform | all versions | — |
| redhat/enterprise_linux | all versions | — |
| redhat/enterprise_linux | all versions | — |
| redhat/enterprise_linux | all versions | — |
| redhat/enterprise_linux | all versions | — |
| redhat/enterprise_linux | all versions | — |