Fedora 10 Update: gnutls-2.4.2-5.fc10
Summary
GnuTLS is a project that aims to develop a library which provides a secure
layer, over a reliable transport layer. Currently the GnuTLS library implements
the proposed standards by the IETF's TLS working group.
Update Information:
This update fixes handling of NUL characters in certificate Common Name or subjectAltName fields especially in regards to comparsion to hostnames.
Change Log
* Wed Sep 23 2009 Tomas Mraz
References
[ 1 ] Bug #516231 - CVE-2009-2730 gnutls: incorrect verification of SSL certificate with NUL in name (GNUTLS-SA-2009-4) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=516231
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update gnutls' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .