# CVE-2026-58101: Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow denial of service via NULL pointer dereference

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1.3
- Published: 2026-07-13 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- Crypt-OpenSSL-X509: fixed in 2.1.3

## Description

Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow denial of service via NULL pointer dereference. X509V3_EXT_d2i(ext) returns NULL when an extension's DER value fails to parse. basicC, ia5string, and auth_att dereference its result without a NULL check. keyid_data also dereferences akid->keyid, which is NULL for an empty AKI SEQUENCE (DER 30 00) even when the parse succeeds. A caller invoking an affected helper on an extension from an untrusted certificate triggers a SIGSEGV that crashes the Perl process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Crypt-OpenSSL-X509, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/dsully/perl-crypt-openssl-x509/commit/4c1e2370556097c253ae27abe9e1097ea377fbd2.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/JONASBN/Crypt-OpenSSL-X509-2.1.3/source/Changes.md

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