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


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.07% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-GNUTLS-2542046
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Mar 2019

Introduced: 27 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-3829  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 gnutls to version 0:3.6.8-8.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-3600.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls package and not the gnutls package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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.