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SUSE: 2020:2864-2 Moderate: GnuTLS Heap Overflow Fix Instructions

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Calendar Grey July 14, 2022
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The recent patch for gnutls resolves several moderate severity vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux, enhancing overall security measures and reinforcing adherence to compliance requirements.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now available

Summary

This update for gnutls fixes the following issues: - Fix heap buffer overflow in handshake with no_renegotiation alert sent (CVE-2020-24659 bsc#1176181) - FIPS: Implement (EC)DH requirements from SP800-56Arev3 (bsc#1176086) - FIPS: Use 2048 bit prime in DH selftest (bsc#1176086) - FIPS: Add TLS KDF selftest (bsc#1176671) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Certifications 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Certifications-15-SP3-2022-2404=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Certifications 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): gnutls-3.6.7-14.4.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update patch heap overflow gnutls SUSE Linux Enterprise

References

#1176086 #1176181 #1176671

Cross- CVE-2020-24659

CVSS scores:

CVE-2020-24659 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2020-24659 (SUSE): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Certifications 15-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24659.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176086

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176181

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176671

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:2864-2
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update patch heap overflow gnutls SUSE Linux Enterprise

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