CVE-2026-5263

NameCVE-2026-5263
DescriptionURI nameConstraints from constrained intermediate CAs are parsed but not enforced during certificate chain verification in wolfcrypt/src/asn.c. A compromised or malicious sub-CA could issue leaf certificates with URI SAN entries that violate the nameConstraints of the issuing CA, and wolfSSL would accept them as valid.
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Debian Bugs1133835

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wolfssl (PTS)bullseye4.6.0+p1-0+deb11u2vulnerable
bookworm5.5.4-2+deb12u2vulnerable
trixie5.7.2-0.1+deb13u1vulnerable
sid, forky5.9.1-0.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
wolfsslsource(unstable)5.9.1-0.11133835

Notes

[trixie] - wolfssl <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - wolfssl <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - wolfssl <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10048
Fixed by: https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/commit/ce74def87775dbcf5e221f0361b43d0746ea5710 (v5.9.1-stable)

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