Uncaught Exception Affecting gnutls-c++ package, versions <0:3.8.0-380.amzn2023.0.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-GNUTLSC-6729127
  • published30 Apr 2024
  • disclosed21 Mar 2024

Introduced: 21 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-28835  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-248  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 gnutls-c++ to version 0:3.8.0-380.amzn2023.0.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-591.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls-c++ package and not the gnutls-c++ package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw has been discovered in GnuTLS where an application crash can be induced when attempting to verify a specially crafted .pem bundle using the "certtool --verify-chain" command.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1