Vulnerability CVE-2026-42010: Information

Description

A flaw was found in gnutls. Servers configured with RSA-PSK (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman – Pre-Shared Key) wrongfully matched usernames containing a NUL character with truncated usernames. A remote attacker could exploit this by sending a specially crafted username, leading to an authentication bypass. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access by circumventing the authentication process.

Severity: CRITICAL (9.8)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: May 7, 2026
Modified: May 14, 2026
Error type identifier: CWE-626

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
gnutls30sisyphus3.8.13-alt13.8.13-alt1ALT-PU-2026-7123-1417120Fixed
gnutls30sisyphus_e2k3.8.13-alt13.8.13-alt1ALT-PU-2026-7620-1-Fixed
gnutls30sisyphus_riscv643.8.13-alt13.8.13-alt1ALT-PU-2026-7535-1-Fixed
gnutls30sisyphus_loongarch643.8.13-alt13.8.13-alt1ALT-PU-2026-7498-1-Fixed
gnutls30p113.8.13-alt13.8.13-alt1ALT-PU-2026-7127-2417121Fixed
gnutls30p103.6.16-alt113.6.16-alt11ALT-PU-2026-7344-2417556Fixed
gnutls30p10_e2k3.6.16-alt113.6.16-alt11ALT-PU-2026-7867-1-Fixed
gnutls30c10f23.6.16-alt113.6.16-alt11ALT-PU-2026-7348-2417557Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

    1. 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*