GHSA-7jrq-q4pq-rhm6
Oxia's TLS CA certificate chain validation fails with multi-certificate PEM bundles
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/oxia-db/oxia | < 0.16.2 | 0.16.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### 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).
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.