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Information Exposure Affecting nettle package, versions <3.2-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.37% (73rd percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7.4 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-NETTLE-301998
  • published 14 Apr 2017
  • disclosed 14 Apr 2017
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Introduced: 14 Apr 2017

CVE-2016-6489 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-203 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 nettle to version 3.2-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nettle package and not the nettle package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.