SB2020040316 - Gentoo update for GnuTLS
Published: April 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020040316
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11501)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to decrypt data.
The vulnerability exists in GnuTLS DTLS protocol implementation due to an error in code that caused DTLS client not to contribute any randomness to the DTLS negotiation. As a result a remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can decrypt data passed via TLS 1.3 connection and gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.