Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting gnutls-utils package, versions <0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-GNUTLSUTILS-13530024
  • published11 Oct 2025
  • disclosed10 Jul 2025

Introduced: 10 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-32990  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 gnutls-utils to version 0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-17415.

NVD Description

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

A heap-buffer-overflow (off-by-one) flaw was found in the GnuTLS software in the template parsing logic within the certtool utility. When it reads certain settings from a template file, it allows an attacker to cause an out-of-bounds (OOB) NULL pointer write, resulting in memory corruption and a denial-of-service (DoS) that could potentially crash the system.

CVSS Base Scores

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