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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89135

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

A failed X509_verify_cert call permanently plants an unverified attacker CA in the shared CertManager, bypassing certificate validation in every type-blind sibling consumer (native TLS, OCSP, CRL, direct CM verify). This affects version 5.8.4 through 5.9.2 of wolfSSL with the macros (OPENSSL_EXTRA && !NO_CERTS && !WOLFCRYPT_ONLY) defined or built with --enable-opensslextra and the application is specifically making calls to the X509_verify_cert function.

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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89135

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Security context

Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89135

wolfssl

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Affected versions
5.5.4-2

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5.5.4-2+deb12u1

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5.5.4-2+deb12u2

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5.5.4-2+deb12u3

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5.5.4-2.1

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5.6.4-1

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5.6.4-2

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5.6.6-1

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5.6.6-1.1

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5.6.6-1.2

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5.6.6-1.3

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5.6.6-1.3~exp1

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5.7.0-0.1

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5.7.0-0.2

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5.7.0-0.3

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5.7.2-0.1

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5.7.2-0.2

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5.7.2-0.3

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5.7.2-0.4

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5.8.2-1

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5.8.2-1.1

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5.8.2-1.2

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5.8.4-1

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5.9.0-0.1

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5.9.0-0.2

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5.9.1-0.1

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5.9.2-1

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Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "wolfssl",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wolfssl?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
      "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
    },
    "versions": [
      "5.5.4-2",
      "5.5.4-2+deb12u1",
      "5.5.4-2+deb12u2",
      "5.5.4-2+deb12u3",
      "5.5.4-2.1",
      "5.6.4-1",
      "5.6.4-2",
      "5.6.6-1",
      "5.6.6-1.1",
      "5.6.6-1.2",
      "5.6.6-1.3",
      "5.6.6-1.3~exp1",
      "5.7.0-0.1",
      "5.7.0-0.2",
      "5.7.0-0.3",
      "5.7.2-0.1",
      "5.7.2-0.2",
      "5.7.2-0.3",
      "5.7.2-0.4",
      "5.8.2-1",
      "5.8.2-1.1",
      "5.8.2-1.2",
      "5.8.4-1",
      "5.9.0-0.1",
      "5.9.0-0.2",
      "5.9.1-0.1",
      "5.9.2-1"
    ],
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89135.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "urgency": "not yet assigned"
    }
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-89135

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Publisher severity

medium

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Event
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