usn-6733-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-04-29 11:38
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
gnutls28 vulnerabilities
Details

USN-6733-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GnuTLS. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that GnuTLS had a timing side-channel when performing certain ECDSA operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover sensitive information. (CVE-2024-28834)

It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled verifying certain PEM bundles. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2024-28835)

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  "id": "USN-6733-2",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:08Z",
  "published": "2024-04-29T11:38:34Z",
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