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Panic when validating certificates with DSA public keys in crypto/x509

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Validating certificate chains which contain DSA public keys can cause programs to panic, due to a interface cast that assumes they implement the Equal method. This affects programs which validate arbitrary certificate chains.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-58188
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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3 Nov 2026, 10:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Panic when validating certificates with DSA public keys in crypto/x509

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Oct 2025, 22:10 UTC

Validating certificate chains which contain DSA public keys can cause programs to panic, due to a interface cast that assumes they implement the Equal method. This affects programs which validate arbitrary certificate chains.

osv:CVE-2025-58188
Complete source record
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