CVE-2026-58101: Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl
allow denial of service via NULL pointer dereference
CVE-2026-58102: Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl
allow a heap out-of-bounds read via a long certificate extension OID in
hv_exts
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CVE-2026-58101 CPAN Security Group
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CVE ID: CVE-2026-58101
Distribution: Crypt-OpenSSL-X509
Versions: before 2.1.3
MetaCPAN: https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-OpenSSL-X509
VCS Repo: https://github.com/dsully/perl-crypt-openssl-x509
Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow denial of
service via NULL pointer dereference
Description
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Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow denial of
service via NULL pointer dereference.
X509V3_EXT_d2i(ext) returns NULL when an extension's DER value fails to
parse. basicC, ia5string, and auth_att dereference its result without a
NULL check. keyid_data also dereferences akid->keyid, which is NULL for
an empty AKI SEQUENCE (DER 30 00) even when the parse succeeds.
A caller invoking an affected helper on an extension from an untrusted
certificate triggers a SIGSEGV that crashes the Perl process.
Problem types
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- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Solutions
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Upgrade to Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 2.1.3 or later, which NULL-checks each
X509V3_EXT_d2i result and the optional keyid field before
dereferencing.
References
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https://github.com/dsully/perl-crypt-openssl-x509/commit/4c1e2370556097c253ae27abe9e1097ea377fbd2.patch
https://metacpan.org/release/JONASBN/Crypt-OpenSSL-X509-2.1.3/source/Changes.md
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CVE-2026-58102 CPAN Security Group
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CVE ID: CVE-2026-58102
Distribution: Crypt-OpenSSL-X509
Versions: before 2.1.3
MetaCPAN: https://metacpan.org/dist/Crypt-OpenSSL-X509
VCS Repo: https://github.com/dsully/perl-crypt-openssl-x509
Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow a heap
out-of-bounds read via a long certificate extension OID in hv_exts
Description
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Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow a heap
out-of-bounds read via a long certificate extension OID in hv_exts.
When building the extension hash (via extensions(),
extensions_by_long_name(), extensions_by_oid(), or
has_extension_oid()), the code passes OBJ_obj2txt()'s return value as
the hash-key length; because that value is the OID's full text length
rather than the bytes written to the fixed-size buffer (129 bytes), an
OID whose text is longer than the 129-byte buffer causes a read past
the allocation, exposing adjacent heap memory as the returned hash key.
extensions_by_name() uses the static shortname path and is not
affected.
Problem types
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
Workarounds
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Callers that must enumerate extensions of untrusted certificates can
restrict enumeration to extensions_by_name(), which uses the static
shortname path and does not trigger the over-read.
Solutions
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Upgrade to Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 2.1.3 or later.
References
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https://github.com/dsully/perl-crypt-openssl-x509/commit/757289bfce095455c104d4adfe9312e7b339620f.patch
https://metacpan.org/release/JONASBN/Crypt-OpenSSL-X509-2.1.3/source/Changes.md
