Buffer Over-read Affecting gnutls package, versions <0:3.8.10-4.el10_2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.95% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS10-GNUTLS-16881040
  • published27 May 2026
  • disclosed29 Apr 2026

Introduced: 29 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-5260  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-126  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:10 gnutls to version 0:3.8.10-4.el10_2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls package and not the gnutls package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libgnutls. A remote attacker, by sending an extremely short premaster secret during an RSA key exchange to a server using an RSA key backed by a PKCS#11 token, could trigger a short heap overread. This memory corruption vulnerability could lead to information disclosure.

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CVSS Base Scores

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