gnutls: CVSS (Max): 5.3

April 19, 2024

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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

ESB-2024.2401
gnutls security update
19 April 2024

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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: gnutls
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2024-28834 CVE-2024-28835

Original Bulletin:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1879

Comment: CVSS (Max): 5.3 CVE-2024-28834 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVSS Source: Red Hat
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Moderate: gnutls security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2024:1879
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1879
Issue date: 2024-04-18
CVE Names: CVE-2024-28834 CVE-2024-28835
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1. Summary:

An update for gnutls is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of
Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a
detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE
link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) – aarch64, ppc64le, i686, x86_64,
s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) – aarch64, ppc64le, i686, x86_64, s390x

3. Description:

The gnutls packages provide the GNU Transport Layer Security (GnuTLS) library,
which implements cryptographic algorithms and protocols such as SSL, TLS, and
DTLS.

Security Fix(es):

* gnutls: vulnerable to Minerva side-channel information leak (CVE-2024-28834)

* gnutls: potential crash during chain building/verification (CVE-2024-28835)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s)
listed in the References section.

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in
this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

2269228 – CVE-2024-28834 – gnutls: vulnerable to Minerva side-channel
information leak
2269084 – CVE-2024-28835 – gnutls: potential crash during chain
building/verification

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)

aarch64:
gnutls-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.aarch64.rpm
gnutls-c++-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.aarch64.rpm
gnutls-c++-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.aarch64.rpm
gnutls-dane-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.aarch64.rpm
gnutls-dane-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.aarch64.rpm
gnutls-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.aarch64.rpm
gnutls-debugsource-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.aarch64.rpm
gnutls-devel-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.aarch64.rpm
gnutls-utils-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.aarch64.rpm
gnutls-utils-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.aarch64.rpm

i686:
gnutls-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.i686.rpm
gnutls-c++-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.i686.rpm
gnutls-c++-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.i686.rpm
gnutls-dane-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.i686.rpm
gnutls-dane-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.i686.rpm
gnutls-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.i686.rpm
gnutls-debugsource-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.i686.rpm
gnutls-devel-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.i686.rpm
gnutls-utils-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.i686.rpm

ppc64le:
gnutls-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.ppc64le.rpm
gnutls-c++-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.ppc64le.rpm
gnutls-c++-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.ppc64le.rpm
gnutls-dane-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.ppc64le.rpm
gnutls-dane-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.ppc64le.rpm
gnutls-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.ppc64le.rpm
gnutls-debugsource-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.ppc64le.rpm
gnutls-devel-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.ppc64le.rpm
gnutls-utils-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.ppc64le.rpm
gnutls-utils-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
gnutls-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.s390x.rpm
gnutls-c++-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.s390x.rpm
gnutls-c++-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.s390x.rpm
gnutls-dane-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.s390x.rpm
gnutls-dane-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.s390x.rpm
gnutls-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.s390x.rpm
gnutls-debugsource-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.s390x.rpm
gnutls-devel-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.s390x.rpm
gnutls-utils-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.s390x.rpm
gnutls-utils-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.s390x.rpm

Source:
gnutls-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.src.rpm

x86_64:
gnutls-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.x86_64.rpm
gnutls-c++-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.x86_64.rpm
gnutls-c++-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.x86_64.rpm
gnutls-dane-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.x86_64.rpm
gnutls-dane-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.x86_64.rpm
gnutls-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.x86_64.rpm
gnutls-debugsource-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.x86_64.rpm
gnutls-devel-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.x86_64.rpm
gnutls-utils-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.x86_64.rpm
gnutls-utils-debuginfo-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)

Source:
gnutls-0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4.src.rpm

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28834
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28835
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

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