SB2018103023 - Red Hat update for gnutls



SB2018103023 - Red Hat update for gnutls

Published: October 30, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018103023
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) 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.


2) 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.


3) 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.