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Double Free Affecting gnutls28 package, versions <3.5.6-4ubuntu3

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.69% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1810-GNUTLS28-340688
  • published 24 Mar 2017
  • disclosed 24 Mar 2017
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Introduced: 24 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-5334 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-415 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.10 gnutls28 to version 3.5.6-4ubuntu3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls28 package and not the gnutls28 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Double free vulnerability in the gnutls_x509_ext_import_proxy function in GnuTLS before 3.3.26 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via crafted policy language information in an X.509 certificate with a Proxy Certificate Information extension.