Double Free Affecting gnutls package, versions <3.6.7-r0


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.93% (83rd percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE38-GNUTLS-344673
  • published 27 Mar 2019
  • disclosed 27 Mar 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.8 gnutls to version 3.6.7-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls package and not the gnutls package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in gnutls versions from 3.5.8 before 3.6.7. A memory corruption (double free) vulnerability in the certificate verification API. Any client or server application that verifies X.509 certificates with GnuTLS 3.5.8 or later is affected.