- What: A vulnerability in Dogtag PKI allows unauthorized certificate renewal
- Impact: Systems using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and 18.04 LTS may be at risk of unauthorized access
Ubuntu Security Notices USN-8158-1 USN-8158-1: Dogtag PKI vulnerability Publication date 8 April 2026 Overview Dogtag PKI could allow unintended access to network resources. Releases 20.04 LTS 18.04 LTS Open side navigation Close side navigation Packages Details Update instructions References Packages dogtag-pki - Enterprise-class Certificate Authority Details Fraser Tweedale and Geetika Kapoor discovered that Dogtag PKI could renew a certificate without proper authentication. An attacker could possibly use this to repeatedly renew a compromised certificate and maintain unauthorized access to a system or resource. Fraser Tweedale and Geetika Kapoor discovered that Dogtag PKI could renew a certificate without proper authentication. An attacker could possibly use this to repeatedly renew a compromised certificate and maintain unauthorized access to a system or resource. Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Learn more about how to get the fixes. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu Release Package Version 20.04 LTS focal dogtag-pki – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. libsymkey-java – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. libsymkey-jni – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-base – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-base-java – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-ca – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-console – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-kra – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-ocsp – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-server – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-tks – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-tools – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-tps – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-tps-client – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. python3-pki-base – 10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. 18.04 LTS bionic dogtag-pki – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. libsymkey-java – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. libsymkey-jni – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-base – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-base-java – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-ca – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-console – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-kra – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-ocsp – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-server – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-tks – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-tools – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-tps – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. pki-tps-client – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. python3-pki-base – 10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. Get Ubuntu Pro References CVE-2021-20179 CVE-2021-20179