Description
The DTLS implementation in GnuTLS 3.0.10 and earlier executes certain error-handling code only if there is a specific relationship between a padding length and the ciphertext size, which makes it easier for remote attackers to recover partial plaintext via a timing side-channel attack, a related issue to CVE-2011-4108.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | gnutls28 | 3.0.11-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gnutls28 | 3.0.11-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | gnutls28 | 3.0.11-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | gnutls | 3.4.15-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10105-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10105-1 gnutls-3.4.15-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- 57260 third-party-advisory
- http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/~kp/dtls.pdf
- SUSE-SU-2014:0320 vendor-advisory