Reported

March 19, 2026

Issued

March 20, 2026

Package

aws-lc-sys (crates.io)

Type

Vulnerability

Categories

• crypto-failure

Keywords

#x509 #name-constraints #bypass

Aliases

• GHSA-394x-vwmw-crm3

References

• https://github.com/aws/aws-lc-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-394x-vwmw-crm3

Patched

• >=0.39.0

Unaffected

• <0.32.0

Description

A logic error in CN (Common Name) validation allows certificates with wildcard or raw UTF-8 Unicode CN values to bypass name constraints enforcement. The cn2dnsid function does not recognize these CN patterns as valid DNS identifiers, causing NAME_CONSTRAINTS_check_CN to skip validation. However, X509_check_host accepts these CN values when no dNSName SAN is present, allowing certificates to bypass name constraints while still being used for hostname verification.

Customers of AWS services do not need to take action. Applications using aws-lc-sys should upgrade to the most recent release of aws-lc-sys.

Workarounds

Applications that set X509_CHECK_FLAG_NEVER_CHECK_SUBJECT to disable CN fallback are not affected. Applications that only encounter certificates with dNSName SANs (standard for public WebPKI) are also not affected.

Otherwise, there is no workaround and applications using aws-lc-sys should upgrade to the most recent releases of aws-lc-sys.

Advisory available under CC0-1.0 license.