Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-20305: A flaw was found in Nettle, where several Nettle signature verification functions (GOST DSA, EDDSA & ECDSA) result in the Elliptic Curve Cryptography point (ECC) multiply function being called with out-of-range scalers, possibly resulting in incorrect results. This flaw allows an attacker to force an invalid signature, causing an assertion failure or possible validation. The highest threat to this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. 1942533: CVE-2021-20305 nettle: Out of bounds memory access in signature verification
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | nettle | 0:2.7.1-9.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | nettle-debuginfo | 0:2.7.1-9.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | nettle-devel | 0:2.7.1-9.amzn2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
A flaw was found in Nettle in versions before 3.7.2, where several Nettle signature verification functions (GOST DSA, E…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-20305.html