USN-2821-1: GnuTLS vulnerability
30 November 2015
GnuTLS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Releases
Packages
- gnutls26 - GNU TLS library
Details
It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly validated the first byte of
padding in CBC modes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform a padding oracle attack.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.