wolfssl: patch CVE-2026-6091

Details:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2026-6091

Signed-off-by: Ankur Tyagi <ankur.tyagi85@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Anuj Mittal <anuj.mittal@oss.qualcomm.com>
This commit is contained in:
Ankur Tyagi
2026-09-15 10:13:38 +05:30
committed by Anuj Mittal
parent 7b5f42ff26
commit c897678f87
4 changed files with 364 additions and 0 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
From 54bce5dd1dce8839ea64e0bddebe4c6f8fd2cc6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Blankenhorn <eric@wolfssl.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 16:27:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix partial chain verification
(cherry picked from commit a6fd25b94e0c03c1be265a4454390d7225e81129)
CVE: CVE-2026-6091
Upstream-Status: Backport [https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/commit/a6fd25b94e0c03c1be265a4454390d7225e81129]
Signed-off-by: Ankur Tyagi <ankur.tyagi85@gmail.com>
---
src/x509_str.c | 90 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
tests/api/test_ossl_x509_str.c | 127 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 216 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/x509_str.c b/src/x509_str.c
index 90113caed..01e975198 100644
--- a/src/x509_str.c
+++ b/src/x509_str.c
@@ -552,6 +552,53 @@ static int X509VerifyCertSetupRetry(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX* ctx,
return ret;
}
+/* Returns 1 if cur and x509 have identical DER encodings, 0 otherwise. */
+static int X509DerEquals(WOLFSSL_X509* cur, WOLFSSL_X509* x509)
+{
+ if (cur == NULL || cur->derCert == NULL ||
+ x509 == NULL || x509->derCert == NULL) {
+ return 0;
+ }
+ if (cur->derCert->length != x509->derCert->length)
+ return 0;
+ return XMEMCMP(cur->derCert->buffer, x509->derCert->buffer,
+ x509->derCert->length) == 0;
+}
+
+/* Returns 1 if x509's DER matches an entry in either origTrustedSk (an
+ * immutable snapshot of the caller's trusted set captured before any
+ * intermediates were injected for this verification call) or in
+ * store->trusted. Returns 0 otherwise. Used by the
+ * X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN fallback to confirm that a chain actually
+ * terminates at a caller-trusted certificate. */
+static int X509StoreCertIsTrusted(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE* store,
+ WOLFSSL_X509* x509, WOLF_STACK_OF(WOLFSSL_X509)* origTrustedSk)
+{
+ int i;
+ int n;
+
+ if (x509 == NULL || x509->derCert == NULL)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (origTrustedSk != NULL) {
+ n = wolfSSL_sk_X509_num(origTrustedSk);
+ for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+ if (X509DerEquals(wolfSSL_sk_X509_value(origTrustedSk, i), x509))
+ return 1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (store != NULL && store->trusted != NULL) {
+ n = wolfSSL_sk_X509_num(store->trusted);
+ for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+ if (X509DerEquals(wolfSSL_sk_X509_value(store->trusted, i), x509))
+ return 1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
/* Verifies certificate chain using WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX
* returns 1 on success or <= 0 on failure.
*/
@@ -570,6 +617,7 @@ int wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX* ctx)
WOLF_STACK_OF(WOLFSSL_X509)* certs = NULL;
WOLF_STACK_OF(WOLFSSL_X509)* certsToUse = NULL;
WOLF_STACK_OF(WOLFSSL_X509)* failedCerts = NULL;
+ WOLF_STACK_OF(WOLFSSL_X509)* origTrustedSk = NULL;
WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert");
if (ctx == NULL || ctx->store == NULL || ctx->store->cm == NULL
@@ -586,9 +634,37 @@ int wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX* ctx)
if (certs == NULL &&
wolfSSL_sk_X509_num(ctx->ctxIntermediates) > 0) {
certsToUse = wolfSSL_sk_X509_new_null();
+ if (certsToUse == NULL) {
+ ret = WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+ goto exit;
+ }
ret = addAllButSelfSigned(certsToUse, ctx->ctxIntermediates, NULL);
+ /* certsToUse holds only injected intermediates, none are trusted, so
+ * leave origTrustedSk NULL (empty snapshot). */
+ certs = certsToUse;
}
else {
+ /* Snapshot the caller-trusted entries before injecting the
+ * caller-supplied untrusted intermediates. Only the entries already
+ * present count as trusted for the partial-chain check below, and
+ * we need a stable reference because X509VerifyCertSetupRetry may
+ * remove nodes from `certs` during chain building. */
+ if (certs != NULL && wolfSSL_sk_X509_num(certs) > 0) {
+ int j;
+ int n = wolfSSL_sk_X509_num(certs);
+ origTrustedSk = wolfSSL_sk_X509_new_null();
+ if (origTrustedSk == NULL) {
+ ret = WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+ goto exit;
+ }
+ for (j = 0; j < n; j++) {
+ if (wolfSSL_sk_X509_push(origTrustedSk,
+ wolfSSL_sk_X509_value(certs, j)) <= 0) {
+ ret = WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+ goto exit;
+ }
+ }
+ }
/* Add the intermediates provided on init to the list of untrusted
* intermediates to be used */
ret = addAllButSelfSigned(certs, ctx->ctxIntermediates, &numInterAdd);
@@ -677,9 +753,17 @@ int wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX* ctx)
* a trusted CA in the CM */
ret = X509StoreVerifyCert(ctx);
if (ret != WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) {
+ /* WOLFSSL_PARTIAL_CHAIN may only terminate the chain at a
+ * certificate the caller actually trusts. The previous
+ * "added == 1" guard merely confirmed that some untrusted
+ * intermediate had been temporarily loaded into the
+ * CertManager during chain building, which would accept
+ * chains that never reach a trust anchor. Verify that
+ * ctx->current_cert is itself in the original trust set. */
if (((ctx->flags & WOLFSSL_PARTIAL_CHAIN) ||
(ctx->store->param->flags & WOLFSSL_PARTIAL_CHAIN)) &&
- (added == 1)) {
+ X509StoreCertIsTrusted(ctx->store, ctx->current_cert,
+ origTrustedSk)) {
wolfSSL_sk_X509_push(ctx->chain, ctx->current_cert);
ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
} else {
@@ -749,6 +833,10 @@ exit:
if (certsToUse != NULL) {
wolfSSL_sk_X509_free(certsToUse);
}
+ if (origTrustedSk != NULL) {
+ /* Shallow free: only the snapshot's stack nodes, not the X509s. */
+ wolfSSL_sk_X509_free(origTrustedSk);
+ }
/* Enforce hostname / IP verification from X509_VERIFY_PARAM if set.
* Always check against the leaf (end-entity) certificate, captured in
diff --git a/tests/api/test_ossl_x509_str.c b/tests/api/test_ossl_x509_str.c
index 99b82877c..01ed9edfb 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_ossl_x509_str.c
+++ b/tests/api/test_ossl_x509_str.c
@@ -785,6 +785,127 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex11(X509_STORE_test_data *testData)
return EXPECT_RESULT();
}
+static int test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex_partial_chain_neg(
+ X509_STORE_test_data *testData)
+{
+ EXPECT_DECLS;
+ X509_STORE* store = NULL;
+ X509_STORE_CTX* ctx = NULL;
+ STACK_OF(X509)* untrusted = NULL;
+
+ /* Negative partial-chain test: with X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN set, the
+ * intermediates are supplied ONLY as untrusted (passed through the
+ * X509_STORE_CTX_init "chain" argument and never added to the store).
+ * No certificate in the chain is in the store, so verification must
+ * fail. Pre-fix, wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert would incorrectly accept
+ * this chain because its partial-chain fallback only checked that some
+ * intermediate had been temporarily loaded into the CertManager, not
+ * that any chain certificate was actually trusted. */
+ ExpectNotNull(store = X509_STORE_new());
+ /* Intentionally do NOT add x509CaInt, x509CaInt2, or x509Ca. */
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_STORE_set_flags(store, X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN), 1);
+
+ ExpectNotNull(untrusted = sk_X509_new_null());
+ ExpectIntGT(sk_X509_push(untrusted, testData->x509CaInt2), 0);
+ ExpectIntGT(sk_X509_push(untrusted, testData->x509CaInt), 0);
+
+ ExpectNotNull(ctx = X509_STORE_CTX_new());
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_STORE_CTX_init(ctx, store, testData->x509Leaf, untrusted),
+ 1);
+ /* Must NOT verify: partial-chain does not relax the trust requirement. */
+ ExpectIntNE(X509_verify_cert(ctx), 1);
+ /* Verify the failure is specifically due to missing trust anchor, not
+ * some unrelated error. */
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(ctx),
+ X509_V_ERR_UNABLE_TO_GET_ISSUER_CERT_LOCALLY);
+
+ X509_STORE_CTX_free(ctx);
+ X509_STORE_free(store);
+ sk_X509_free(untrusted);
+ return EXPECT_RESULT();
+}
+
+static int test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex_partial_chain_mixed(
+ X509_STORE_test_data *testData)
+{
+ EXPECT_DECLS;
+ X509_STORE* store = NULL;
+ X509_STORE_CTX* ctx = NULL;
+ STACK_OF(X509)* untrusted = NULL;
+
+ /* Mixed trusted-store + untrusted-chain partial-chain test: the store
+ * trusts an intermediate (x509CaInt2, the leaf's direct issuer), while
+ * an additional intermediate (x509CaInt) is supplied only as untrusted
+ * via the chain argument. With X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN, verification
+ * must succeed by terminating at the trusted intermediate. This test
+ * exercises the snapshot-based trust check in X509StoreCertIsTrusted:
+ * the untrusted intermediate injected during verification must not be
+ * treated as a trust anchor, but the intermediate already in the store
+ * must be. */
+ ExpectNotNull(store = X509_STORE_new());
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_STORE_add_cert(store, testData->x509CaInt2), 1);
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_STORE_set_flags(store, X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN), 1);
+
+ ExpectNotNull(untrusted = sk_X509_new_null());
+ ExpectIntGT(sk_X509_push(untrusted, testData->x509CaInt), 0);
+
+ ExpectNotNull(ctx = X509_STORE_CTX_new());
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_STORE_CTX_init(ctx, store, testData->x509Leaf, untrusted),
+ 1);
+ /* Must verify: chain terminates at trusted intermediate in the store. */
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_verify_cert(ctx), 1);
+
+ X509_STORE_CTX_free(ctx);
+ X509_STORE_free(store);
+ sk_X509_free(untrusted);
+ return EXPECT_RESULT();
+}
+
+static int test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex_partial_chain_untrusted_terminal(
+ X509_STORE_test_data *testData)
+{
+ EXPECT_DECLS;
+ X509_STORE* store = NULL;
+ X509_STORE_CTX* ctx = NULL;
+ STACK_OF(X509)* untrusted = NULL;
+
+ /* Partial-chain boundary test: the store trusts a CA (x509Ca) that is
+ * NOT reachable from the leaf given the supplied untrusted intermediates,
+ * and an untrusted intermediate (x509CaInt2) IS the terminal of the
+ * (truncated) chain. With X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN set, verification
+ * must FAIL because the chain terminates at an untrusted certificate.
+ *
+ * This test specifically targets the snapshot-based trust check in
+ * X509StoreCertIsTrusted. Before addAllButSelfSigned injects
+ * x509CaInt2, origTrustedSk is snapshotted from the caller-trusted set
+ * and contains only x509Ca. When the chain terminates at x509CaInt2,
+ * the trust check consults origTrustedSk (not the mutated working
+ * stack) and correctly finds no match. A regression that consulted
+ * the post-injection working stack instead of the snapshot would
+ * incorrectly mark x509CaInt2 as trusted and cause verification to
+ * succeed. */
+ ExpectNotNull(store = X509_STORE_new());
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_STORE_add_cert(store, testData->x509Ca), 1);
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_STORE_set_flags(store, X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN), 1);
+
+ /* Only x509CaInt2 supplied as untrusted; x509CaInt is intentionally
+ * withheld so the chain cannot actually reach the trusted x509Ca. */
+ ExpectNotNull(untrusted = sk_X509_new_null());
+ ExpectIntGT(sk_X509_push(untrusted, testData->x509CaInt2), 0);
+
+ ExpectNotNull(ctx = X509_STORE_CTX_new());
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_STORE_CTX_init(ctx, store, testData->x509Leaf, untrusted),
+ 1);
+ /* Must NOT verify: the chain terminal (x509CaInt2) is not in the
+ * original trust set, even though the store is non-empty. */
+ ExpectIntNE(X509_verify_cert(ctx), 1);
+
+ X509_STORE_CTX_free(ctx);
+ X509_STORE_free(store);
+ sk_X509_free(untrusted);
+ return EXPECT_RESULT();
+}
+
#ifdef HAVE_ECC
static int test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex12(void)
{
@@ -870,6 +991,12 @@ int test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex(void)
ExpectIntEQ(test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex9(&testData), 1);
ExpectIntEQ(test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex10(&testData), 1);
ExpectIntEQ(test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex11(&testData), 1);
+ ExpectIntEQ(test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex_partial_chain_neg(&testData), 1);
+ ExpectIntEQ(test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex_partial_chain_mixed(&testData),
+ 1);
+ ExpectIntEQ(
+ test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex_partial_chain_untrusted_terminal(
+ &testData), 1);
#ifdef HAVE_ECC
ExpectIntEQ(test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex12(), 1);
#endif
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
From 62e57461f512849af4f466f77594085c90ffad73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Blankenhorn <eric@wolfssl.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:58:43 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix from review
(cherry picked from commit c873f3f77da8273e160612468f08892b2ba0ed99)
CVE: CVE-2026-6091
Upstream-Status: Backport [https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/commit/c873f3f77da8273e160612468f08892b2ba0ed99]
Signed-off-by: Ankur Tyagi <ankur.tyagi85@gmail.com>
---
src/x509_str.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/x509_str.c b/src/x509_str.c
index 01e975198..67e3fcae6 100644
--- a/src/x509_str.c
+++ b/src/x509_str.c
@@ -765,6 +765,10 @@ int wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert(WOLFSSL_X509_STORE_CTX* ctx)
X509StoreCertIsTrusted(ctx->store, ctx->current_cert,
origTrustedSk)) {
wolfSSL_sk_X509_push(ctx->chain, ctx->current_cert);
+ /* Clear error set by the failed X509StoreVerifyCert
+ * attempt; the partial-chain fallback accepted the
+ * chain at a caller-trusted certificate. */
+ ctx->error = 0;
ret = WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
} else {
X509VerifyCertSetupRetry(ctx, certs, failedCerts,
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
From 13c4a12c9904a2e50d1729d8a6899f111f3bcd2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Blankenhorn <eric@wolfssl.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:41:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix from review
(cherry picked from commit 2b503dae543d09c63a08b1e24238e0e9ce1ac6c5)
CVE: CVE-2026-6091
Upstream-Status: Backport [https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/commit/2b503dae543d09c63a08b1e24238e0e9ce1ac6c5]
Signed-off-by: Ankur Tyagi <ankur.tyagi85@gmail.com>
---
tests/api/test_ossl_x509_str.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tests/api/test_ossl_x509_str.c b/tests/api/test_ossl_x509_str.c
index 01ed9edfb..14f3538a4 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_ossl_x509_str.c
+++ b/tests/api/test_ossl_x509_str.c
@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex_partial_chain_mixed(
1);
/* Must verify: chain terminates at trusted intermediate in the store. */
ExpectIntEQ(X509_verify_cert(ctx), 1);
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(ctx), X509_V_OK);
X509_STORE_CTX_free(ctx);
X509_STORE_free(store);
@@ -899,6 +900,8 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_X509_STORE_CTX_ex_partial_chain_untrusted_terminal(
/* Must NOT verify: the chain terminal (x509CaInt2) is not in the
* original trust set, even though the store is non-empty. */
ExpectIntNE(X509_verify_cert(ctx), 1);
+ ExpectIntEQ(X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(ctx),
+ X509_V_ERR_UNABLE_TO_GET_ISSUER_CERT_LOCALLY);
X509_STORE_CTX_free(ctx);
X509_STORE_free(store);
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ SRC_URI = " \
file://CVE-2026-10098-2.patch \
file://CVE-2026-10512.patch \
file://CVE-2026-55958.patch \
file://CVE-2026-6091-1.patch \
file://CVE-2026-6091-2.patch \
file://CVE-2026-6091-3.patch \
"
SRCREV = "1d363f3adceba9d1478230ede476a37b0dcdef24"