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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

22 Jul 2026, 16:17

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43575 -

20 Jul 2026, 12:19

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30 Jun 2026, 03:19

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33125 -

29 Jun 2026, 12:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32962 -

29 Jun 2026, 09:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30849 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30850 -

26 Jun 2026, 08:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30004 -

24 Jun 2026, 17:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197 -

17 Jun 2026, 13:20

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26319 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26409 -

02 Jun 2026, 16:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20612 -

01 Jun 2026, 21:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20613 -

27 May 2026, 04:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20611 -

07 May 2026, 02:09

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CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Redhat hardened Images
Gnu
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Redhat enterprise Linux
Gnu gnutls
Redhat
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13274 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13274 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3833 - () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3833 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2445763 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2445763 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/issues/1803 - () https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/issues/1803 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

03 May 2026, 20:16

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13274 -

30 Apr 2026, 19:16

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References () https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/issues/1803 - () https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/issues/1803 -

30 Apr 2026, 18:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-30 18:16

Updated : 2026-07-22 16:17


NVD link : CVE-2026-3833

Mitre link : CVE-2026-3833

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-3833


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux
  • openshift_container_platform
  • hardened_images

gnu

  • gnutls
CWE
CWE-178

Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity