IO::Socket::SSL: Certificate validation error

Background

IO::Socket::SSL is a Perl class implementing an object oriented interface to SSL sockets.

Description

The vendor reported that IO::Socket::SSL does not properly handle Common Name (CN) fields.

Impact

A remote attacker might employ a specially crafted certificate to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks on SSL connections made using IO::Socket::SSL.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All IO::Socket::SSL users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/IO-Socket-SSL-1.26"