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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-36478: Mbed TLS: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-36478: Mbed TLS: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/23/2021
Created
01/13/2023
Added
01/12/2023
Modified
01/12/2023

Description

An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS before 2.25.0 (and before 2.16.9 LTS and before 2.7.18 LTS). A NULL algorithm parameters entry looks identical to an array of REAL (size zero) and thus the certificate is considered valid. However, if the parameters do not match in any way, then the certificate should be considered invalid.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-mbedtls

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