USN-5750-1: GnuTLS vulnerability
Publication date
30 November 2022
Overview
GnuTLS could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic from an authenticated client.
Releases
Packages
- gnutls28 - GNU TLS library
Details
It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS
to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS
to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
16.04 xenial | libgnutls30 – 3.4.10-4ubuntu1.9+esm1 |
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