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openSUSE 15.6: libgcrypt Moderate Fix for Timing Attack CVE-2024-2236

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Calendar Grey July 21, 2025
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The recent libgcrypt update on openSUSE mitigates a moderate timing attack vulnerability. Security patching is advised.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for libgcrypt fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2024-2236: Fixed timing based side-channel in RSA implementation.

(bsc#1221107)

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate timing attack OpenSUSE Libgcrypt rsa implementation

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2447=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2447=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-2447=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* libgcrypt20-debuginfo-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt-devel-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt-debugsource-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt20-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

* libgcrypt-devel-32bit-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt20-32bit-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt-devel-32bit-debuginfo-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt20-32bit-debuginfo-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)

* libgcrypt20-64bit-debuginfo-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt20-64bit-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt-devel-64bit-debuginfo-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt-devel-64bit-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* libgcrypt20-debuginfo-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt-devel-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt-debugsource-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt20-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo-1.10.3-150600.3.9.1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1221107

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2236.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221107

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02447-1
Release Date: 2025-07-21T14:45:30Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate timing attack OpenSUSE Libgcrypt rsa implementation

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