ca-certificates vulnerability

The ca-certificates package before ca-certificates-2021.2.50-72 for Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) does not properly remove certain TrustCor root certificates from the root store. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2022-23491.

Published 14 Sep 2026Updated 14 Sep 20262 sources
CVSS 7.5

What happened

The ca-certificates package before ca-certificates-2021.2.50-72 for Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) does not properly remove certain TrustCor root certificates from the root store. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2022-23491.

Affected versions

ca-certificates: before 2021.2.50-72 (custom) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

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