Ubuntu 6499-1: GnuTLS vulnerability
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: GnuTLS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Software Description: - gnutls28: GNU TLS library Details: It was discovered that GnuTLS had a timing side-channel when handling certain RSA-PSK key exchanges. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover sensitive information.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: libgnutls30 3.8.1-4ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 23.04: libgnutls30 3.7.8-5ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libgnutls30 3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libgnutls30 3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6499-1
CVE-2023-5981
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.8.1-4ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.7.8-5ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9