Uncaught Exception Affecting gnutls28 package, versions <3.7.1-5+deb11u6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-GNUTLS28-6474582
  • published21 Mar 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 Debian:11 gnutls28 to version 3.7.1-5+deb11u6 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.

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 Scores

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