GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go

GHSA-7jrq-q4pq-rhm6 Oxia's TLS CA certificate chain validation fails with multi-certificate PEM bundles

HIGH Published 2026-04-14 Modified 2026-04-24 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-40944
Ecosystem
Go
Packages
github.com/oxia-db/oxia
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Weaknesses
CWE-295
Reviewed
2026-04-14

Affected packages

• Go github.com/oxia-db/oxia: < 0.16.2 → fixed in 0.16.2

Description

Summary The `trustedCertPool()` function in the TLS configuration only parses the first PEM block from CA certificate files. When a CA bundle contains multiple certificates (e.g., intermediate + root CA), only the first certificate is loaded. This silently breaks certificate chain validation for mTLS. Impact In deployments using mTLS with certificate chains (intermediate CA + root CA bundles), legitimate clients with properly chained certificates are rejected with `x509: certificate signed by unknown authority`. This degrades the security posture by making mTLS unusable with standard CA chain configurations, potentially forcing operators to disable client certificate verification. All versions using TLS with `trustedCaFile` configuration are affected. Details In `common/security/tls.go`, the `trustedCertPool()` method calls `pem.Decode()` only once, processing a single PEM block. The remaining bytes (containing additional certificates) are silently discarded. Additionally, the error return from `pem.Decode` is ignored, so a corrupted CA file results in an empty certificate pool without any error. Patches Fixed by iterating over all PEM blocks in the file, parsing each CERTIFICATE block, and returning an error if no valid certificates are found. Workarounds Use CA files containing only a single certificate (the direct issuer of client certificates, not a chain).

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-40944 Oxia is a metadata store and coordination system. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation weakness

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