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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-10844: ELSA-2018-3050: gnutls security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-10844: ELSA-2018-3050: gnutls security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/21/2018
Created
05/08/2019
Added
11/06/2018
Modified
11/29/2024

Description

It was found that the GnuTLS implementation of HMAC-SHA-256 was vulnerable to a Lucky thirteen style attack. Remote attackers could use this flaw to conduct distinguishing attacks and plaintext-recovery attacks via statistical analysis of timing data using crafted packets. It was found that GnuTLS's implementation of HMAC-SHA-256 was vulnerable to Lucky Thirteen-style attack. A remote attacker could use this flaw to conduct distinguishing attacks and plain text recovery attacks via statistical analysis of timing data using crafted packets.

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

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