SB2018092520 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for gnutls30
Published: September 25, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7507)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference while decoding a status response TLS extension with valid contents. A remote attacker can send specially crafted status_request extension in a ClientHello message to cause the GnuTLS server application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
2) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10844)
CWE-ID: CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of an insecure implementation of HMAC-SHA-256 algorithm vulnerable to a Lucky thirteen style attack. A remote attacker with ability to intercept traffic can recover encrypted data.
3) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10845)
CWE-ID: CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of an insecure implementation of HMAC-SHA-384 algorithm vulnerable to a Lucky thirteen style attack. A remote attacker with ability to intercept traffic can recover encrypted data.
4) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10846)
CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a cache-based side channel in GnuTLS implementation that can lead to recovery of data in cross-VM attack setting. A remote attacker with ability to intercept traffic can recover encrypted data using a combination of "Just in Time" Prime+probe attack in combination with Lucky-13 attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.