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Gentoo GLSA-202009-01 Low Severity: GnuTLS Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey September 5, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
GnuTLS package in Gentoo is affected by a vulnerability that may cause Denial of Service. It's advised to apply updates to ensure system protection.
A flaw was found in GnuTLS, possibly allowing a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

It was found that GnuTLS didn't handle "no_renegotiation" alert properly.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo low severity gnutls

Resolution

All GnuTLS users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/gnutls-3.6.15"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-24659 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24659

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-01
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

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Severity: Low
Title: GnuTLS: Denial of service
Date: September 06, 2020
Bugs: #740390
ID: 202009-01

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo low severity gnutls

Synopsis

A flaw was found in GnuTLS, possibly allowing a Denial of Service condition.

Background

GnuTLS is an Open Source implementation of the TLS and SSL protocols.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-libs/gnutls < 3.6.15 >= 3.6.15

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious TLS endpoint using an application linked against GnuTLS, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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