ALPINE-CVE-2026-3833
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.
ALPINE-CVE-2026-3833
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: osv:ALPINE-CVE-2026-3833
gnutls
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 3.8.13-r0
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
gnutls
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 3.8.13-r0
Source reference:
/affected/1/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
gnutls
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 3.8.13-r0
Source reference:
/affected/2/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
gnutls
Source reference: /affected/3/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 3.8.13-r0
Source reference:
/affected/3/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
gnutls
Source reference: /affected/4/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 3.8.13-r0
Source reference:
/affected/4/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
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