Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity Affecting libgnutls30 package, versions <3.8.3-150600.4.20.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.89% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-LIBGNUTLS30-17101922
  • published30 May 2026
  • disclosed29 May 2026

Introduced: 29 May 2026

CVE-2026-3833  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-178  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 libgnutls30 to version 3.8.3-150600.4.20.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgnutls30 package and not the libgnutls30 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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