Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Affecting gnutls-utils package, versions <0:3.8.3-4.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.72% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-GNUTLSUTILS-10230591
  • published23 May 2025
  • disclosed21 Mar 2024

Introduced: 21 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-28834  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-327  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 gnutls-utils to version 0:3.8.3-4.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:2570.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in GnuTLS. The Minerva attack is a cryptographic vulnerability that exploits deterministic behavior in systems like GnuTLS, leading to side-channel leaks. In specific scenarios, such as when using the GNUTLS_PRIVKEY_FLAG_REPRODUCIBLE flag, it can result in a noticeable step in nonce size from 513 to 512 bits, exposing a potential timing side-channel.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1