Double Free Affecting gnutls28 package, versions <3.5.18-1ubuntu1.6


medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.18% (55th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-GNUTLS28-2965994
  • published 2 Aug 2022
  • disclosed 1 Aug 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 gnutls28 to version 3.5.18-1ubuntu1.6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnutls28 package and not the gnutls28 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability found in gnutls. This security flaw happens because of a double free error occurs during verification of pkcs7 signatures in gnutls_pkcs7_verify function.