Affected: OpenSSL, netapp ontap_9, netapp fas\/aff_baseboard_management_controller, netapp management_services_for_element_software, netapp altavault_ost_plug-in, netapp hci_baseboard_management_controller, netapp smi-s_provider

If an X.509 certificate contains a malformed policy constraint and policy processing is enabled, then a write lock will be taken twice recursively. On some operating systems (most widely: Windows) this results in a denial of service when the affected process hangs. Policy processing being enabled on a publicly facing server is not considered to be a common setup.

Policy processing is enabled by passing the `-policy' argument to the command line utilities or by calling the `X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_policies()' function.

Update (31 March 2023): The description of the policy processing enablement was corrected based on CVE-2023-0466.

Affected: Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS: openssl, Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: openssl, Ubuntu:18.04:LTS: openssl, Ubuntu:18.04:LTS: openssl1.0, Ubuntu:20.04:LTS: openssl, Ubuntu:22.04:LTS: openssl

It was discovered that OpenSSL was not properly managing file locks when processing policy constraints. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a certificate chain with specially crafted policy constraints, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-3996)

David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL was not properly performing the verification of X.509 certificate chains that include policy constraints, which could lead to excessive resource consumption. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted X.509 certificate chain that includes policy constraints, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-0464)

David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL was not properly handling invalid certificate policies in leaf certificates, which would result in certain policy checks being skipped for the certificate. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted certificate, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to assert invalid certificate policies and circumvent policy checking. (CVE-2023-0465)

David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly documented the functionalities of function X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy, stating that it would implicitly enable certificate policy checks when doing certificate verifications, contrary to its implementation. This…