Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting gnutls-dane package, versions <10:3.8.3-6.el9_6.2_fips


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.72% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-GNUTLSDANE-13002164
  • published21 Sept 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:9 gnutls-dane to version 10:3.8.3-6.el9_6.2_fips or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20606.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls-dane package and not the gnutls-dane package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 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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