USN-8539-1: gnutls28 Ubuntu

Vulnerability summary

USN-8539-1 is a vulnerability in gnutls28 Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Timeline

1. 14-07-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 14-07-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

gnutls28 vulnerabilities Haruto Kimura discovered that GnuTLS did not properly apply permitted name constraints in certain certificate validation paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certificate validation, leading to a machine-in-the-middle attack. (CVE-2026-42011) Oleh Konko discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly fell back to Common Name checks for certain URI and SRV subject alternative names. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certificate validation, leading to a machine-in-the-middle attack. (CVE-2026-42012) Haruto Kimura and Joshua Rogers discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly fell back to Common Name checks when subject alternative names were oversized. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certificate validation, leading to a machine-in-the-middle attack. (CVE-2026-42013) Luigino Camastra and Joshua Rogers discovered that GnuTLS had a use-after-free issue when changing PKCS#11 token security officer PINs in certain cases. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-42014) Zou Dikai discovered that GnuTLS did not properly validate PKCS#12 bag sizes in certain cases. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-42015)

No weakness data has been published for this record.