Use After Free Affecting gnutls package, versions <0:3.6.8-8.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.93% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GNUTLS-2017508
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 27 Mar 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 gnutls to version 0:3.6.8-8.el8 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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in gnutls versions from 3.5.8 before 3.6.7. A memory corruption (double free) vulnerability in the certificate verification API. Any client or server application that verifies X.509 certificates with GnuTLS 3.5.8 or later is affected.