# CVE-2024-51491: notation-go has an OS error when setting CRL cache leads to denial of signature verification

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-51491-notation-go-has-an-os-error-when-setting-crl-cache-leads-to  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-01-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-51491 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-01-14

notation-go has an OS error when setting CRL cache leads to denial of signature verification in github.com/notaryproject/notation-go

Technologies: [github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-notaryproject-notation-go). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-51491 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-51491 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-51491?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 January 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.3.0-rc.1,fixed=1.3.0-rc.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-51491?** Yes. github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go): upgrade to 1.3.0-rc.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-51491?** Check whether you run github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go): upgrade to 1.3.0-rc.2 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/notaryproject/notation-go@v1.3.0-rc.2
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.3.0-rc.1,fixed=1.3.0-rc.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-51491
- GHSA-qjh3-4j3h-vmwp
- GO-2025-3382

## Related threats

- [notation-go's timestamp signature generation lacks certificate revocation check](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-56138-notation-go-s-timestamp-signature-generation-lacks-certificate)
- [GO-2023-1589 - Denial of service from memory exhaustion in github.com/notaryproject/notation-go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-25656-notation-go-has-excessive-memory-allocation-on-verification)
- [GO-2023-1832 - Verification bypass in github.com/notaryproject/notation-go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-33959-notation-go-s-verification-bypass-can-cause-users-to-verify-the)