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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6733-1
April 15, 2024

gnutls28 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GnuTLS.

Software Description:
- gnutls28: GNU TLS library

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:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10:
   libgnutls30                     3.8.1-4ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libgnutls30                     3.7.3-4ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libgnutls30                     3.6.13-2ubuntu1.11

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6733-1
   CVE-2024-28834, CVE-2024-28835

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.8.1-4ubuntu1.3
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.7.3-4ubuntu1.5
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.6.13-2ubuntu1.11

Ubuntu 6733-1: GnuTLS Security Advisory Updates

April 15, 2024
Several security issues were fixed in GnuTLS.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GnuTLS. Software Description: - gnutls28: GNU TLS library 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

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: libgnutls30 3.8.1-4ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libgnutls30 3.7.3-4ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libgnutls30 3.6.13-2ubuntu1.11 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6733-1

CVE-2024-28834, CVE-2024-28835

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6733-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.8.1-4ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.7.3-4ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.6.13-2ubuntu1.11

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