Summary
The gnutls packages provide the GNU Transport Layer Security (GnuTLS) library, which implements cryptographic algorithms and protocols such as SSL, TLS, and DTLS.
Nettle is a cryptographic library that is designed to fit easily in almost any context: In crypto toolkits for object-oriented languages, such as C++, Python, or Pike, in applications like LSH or GNUPG, or even in kernel space.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: gnutls (3.6.16). (BZ#1956783)
Security Fix(es):
* nettle: Remote crash in RSA decryption via manipulated ciphertext (CVE-2021-3580)
* gnutls: Use after free in client key_share extension (CVE-2021-20231)
* gnutls: Use after free in client_send_params in lib/ext/pre_shared_key.c (CVE-2021-20232)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 7
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | gnutls | 3.6.16-4.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | gnutls-c++ | 3.6.16-4.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | gnutls-dane | 3.6.16-4.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | gnutls-devel | 3.6.16-4.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | gnutls-utils | 3.6.16-4.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nettle | 3.4.1-7.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nettle-devel | 3.4.1-7.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 3
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Critical 9.8
A flaw was found in gnutls. A use after free issue in client_send_params in lib/ext/pre_shared_key.c may lead to memory…
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Unscored —
A flaw was found in gnutls. A use after free issue in client sending key_share extension may lead to memory corruption …
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Unscored —
A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext. An attacker could u…
References
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1776250
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1908110
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1908334
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1922275
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1922276
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1965445
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1967983
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advisory
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-4451.html
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report
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-20231
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report
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-20232
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report
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-3580