Uncaught Exception Affecting gnutls-dane package, versions <10:3.8.3-4.el9_4_fips


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-GNUTLSDANE-6669429
  • published20 Apr 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 Oracle:9 gnutls-dane to version 10:3.8.3-4.el9_4_fips or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12364.

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 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 Base Scores

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