CVE-2024-28835

Gnutls: potential crash during chain building/verification

Description

A flaw has been discovered in GnuTLS where an application crash can be induced when attempting to verify a specially crafted .pem bundle using the "certtool --verify-chain" command.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1879 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2570 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2889 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28835 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269084 issue tracking
https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-help/2024-March/004845.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/22/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/22/2
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241122-0009/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-28835?
CVE-2024-28835 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-28835?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2024-28835: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Is CVE-2024-28835 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-28835 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-28835?
CVE-2024-28835 affects Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
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