1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6733-2

USN-6733-2: GnuTLS vulnerabilities

Publication date

29 April 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in GnuTLS.

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Packages

Details

USN-6733-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GnuTLS. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that GnuTLS had a timing side-channel when performing
certain ECDSA operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to recover sensitive information. (CVE-2024-28834)

It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled verifying certain PEM
bundles. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2024-28835)

USN-6733-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GnuTLS. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that GnuTLS had a timing side-channel when performing
certain ECDSA operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to recover sensitive information. (CVE-2024-28834)

It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled verifying certain PEM
bundles. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2024-28835)

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
24.04 noble libgnutls30t64 –  3.8.3-1.1ubuntu3.1

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