Bug 2556046 (CVE-2026-114406) - CVE-2026-114406 ca-certificates: Distrust eMudhra intermediate CA certificates due to security concerns
Summary: CVE-2026-114406 ca-certificates: Distrust eMudhra intermediate CA certificate...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-114406
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
urgent
urgent
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-10-20 09:04 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-23 17:13 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:88455 0 None None None 2026-10-22 22:46:22 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:88459 0 None None None 2026-10-22 22:58:47 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:88550 0 None None None 2026-10-23 06:35:08 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:88560 0 None None None 2026-10-23 09:54:56 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:88562 0 None None None 2026-10-23 09:55:01 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:88563 0 None None None 2026-10-23 09:57:08 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:88564 0 None None None 2026-10-23 09:54:08 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:88662 0 None None None 2026-10-23 11:47:49 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:88668 0 None None None 2026-10-23 12:18:32 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:88669 0 None None None 2026-10-23 12:15:16 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:88779 0 None None None 2026-10-23 17:13:34 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-20 09:04:20 UTC
Distrust intermediate CA certificates due to security concerns

Comment 2 Tomas Hoger 2026-10-20 13:49:47 UTC
NSS version 3.131.1 was released:
https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-tech-crypto/c/vSxZxnOMMvs/m/jJiNOdcEAQAJ

removing the following root certificates:

- emSign Root CA - C1
- emSign ECC Root CA - C3
- emSign ECC Root CA - G3

Comment 4 Tomas Hoger 2026-10-20 14:15:28 UTC
python-certifi 2026.10.18 also removed emSign root certificates:
https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/security/advisories/GHSA-6q48-6c7w-9gw2

Related issues and PRs:
https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/pull/437
https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/issues/439

Three of the removed certificates were subsequently re-introduced in version 2026.10.19:
https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/commit/662df63d7906df66f1f07c0751a3dfe9da14d914

Comment 5 Tomas Hoger 2026-10-20 20:50:32 UTC
Web site for this problem, with test hosts using affected certificates, and status info for various vendors:
https://emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com/

Mozilla dev-security-policy post with more details from both Mozilla and Chrome:
https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/0R3XLJL6FuE/m/0XofdebrAAAJ

Mozilla bug report with technical details of the problem:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2083449

Comment 6 Jon Orris 2026-10-22 22:46:17 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:88455 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88455

Comment 7 Jon Orris 2026-10-22 22:58:43 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:88459 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88459

Comment 8 Jon Orris 2026-10-23 06:35:03 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:88550 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88550

Comment 9 Jon Orris 2026-10-23 09:54:03 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:88564 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88564

Comment 10 Jon Orris 2026-10-23 09:54:51 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:88560 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88560

Comment 11 Jon Orris 2026-10-23 09:54:55 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:88562 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88562

Comment 12 Jon Orris 2026-10-23 09:57:03 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:88563 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88563

Comment 13 Jon Orris 2026-10-23 11:47:44 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:88662 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88662

Comment 14 Jon Orris 2026-10-23 12:15:12 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:88669 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88669

Comment 15 Jon Orris 2026-10-23 12:18:27 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:88668 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88668

Comment 16 Jon Orris 2026-10-23 17:13:30 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2026:88779 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88779


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