NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting gnutls28 package, versions <3.5.8-6
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- published16 Jun 2017
- disclosed16 Jun 2017
Introduced: 16 Jun 2017
CVE-2017-7507 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 gnutls28 to version 3.5.8-6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls28 package and not the gnutls28 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
GnuTLS version 3.5.12 and earlier is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference while decoding a status response TLS extension with valid contents. This could lead to a crash of the GnuTLS server application.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7507
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7507
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3884
- https://www.gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2017-4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2292
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99102
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7507