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Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-3580: ELSA-2021-4451: gnutls and nettle security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-3580: ELSA-2021-4451: gnutls and nettle security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/07/2021
Created
11/19/2021
Added
11/17/2021
Modified
08/06/2024

Description

A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext. An attacker could use this flaw to provide a manipulated ciphertext leading to application crash and denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gnutls
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gnutls-c
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gnutls-dane
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gnutls-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gnutls-utils
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-nettle
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-nettle-devel

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