Race Condition Affecting libgcrypt package, versions <0:1.8.5-4.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.21% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-LIBGCRYPT-2075256
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 2 Oct 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 libgcrypt to version 0:1.8.5-4.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgcrypt package and not the libgcrypt package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was discovered that there was a ECDSA timing attack in the libgcrypt20 cryptographic library. Version affected: 1.8.4-5, 1.7.6-2+deb9u3, and 1.6.3-2+deb8u4. Versions fixed: 1.8.5-2 and 1.6.3-2+deb8u7.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    None