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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6499-1
November 21, 2023

gnutls28 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

GnuTLS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:
- gnutls28: GNU TLS library

Details:

It was discovered that GnuTLS had a timing side-channel when handling
certain RSA-PSK key exchanges. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to recover sensitive information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10:
   libgnutls30                     3.8.1-4ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 23.04:
   libgnutls30                     3.7.8-5ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libgnutls30                     3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libgnutls30                     3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6499-1
   CVE-2023-5981

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.8.1-4ubuntu1.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.7.8-5ubuntu1.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu 6499-1: GnuTLS vulnerability

November 21, 2023
GnuTLS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: GnuTLS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Software Description: - gnutls28: GNU TLS library Details: It was discovered that GnuTLS had a timing side-channel when handling certain RSA-PSK key exchanges. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover sensitive information.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: libgnutls30 3.8.1-4ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 23.04: libgnutls30 3.7.8-5ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libgnutls30 3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libgnutls30 3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6499-1

CVE-2023-5981

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6499-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.8.1-4ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.7.8-5ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9

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