USN-6593-1: GnuTLS vulnerabilities

22 January 2024

Several security issues were fixed in GnuTLS.

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It was discovered that GnuTLS had a timing side-channel when processing
malformed ciphertexts in RSA-PSK ClientKeyExchange. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to recover sensitive information. (CVE-2024-0553)

It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain certificate
chains with a cross-signing loop. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10.
(CVE-2024-0567)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10
Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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