Security update for gnutls

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:2546-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-28834 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2024-28835 ( SUSE ): 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gnutls fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-28835: Fixed a certtool crash when verifying a certificate chain (bsc#1221747).
  • CVE-2024-28834: Fixed a side-channel attack in the deterministic ECDSA (bsc#1221746).

Other fixes:

  • Fixed a memory leak when using the entropy collector (bsc#1221242).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-2546=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-2546=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • gnutls-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.8.1
    • gnutls-debugsource-3.7.3-150400.8.1
    • libgnutls30-3.7.3-150400.8.1
    • libgnutls30-hmac-3.7.3-150400.8.1
    • gnutls-3.7.3-150400.8.1
    • libgnutls30-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • gnutls-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.8.1
    • gnutls-debugsource-3.7.3-150400.8.1
    • libgnutls30-3.7.3-150400.8.1
    • libgnutls30-hmac-3.7.3-150400.8.1
    • gnutls-3.7.3-150400.8.1
    • libgnutls30-debuginfo-3.7.3-150400.8.1

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