Description
A flaw in libtasn1 causes inefficient handling of specific certificate data. When processing a large number of elements in a certificate, libtasn1 takes much longer than expected, which can slow down or even crash the system. This flaw allows an attacker to send a specially crafted certificate, causing a denial of service attack.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
libtasn1
Default version status: unaffected
0 to < 4.20.0affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:4.13-5.el8_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:4.13-5.el8_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:3.6.14-10.el8_4.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:4.13-3.el8_4.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Default version status: affected
0:3.6.14-10.el8_4.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Default version status: affected
0:4.13-3.el8_4.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:3.6.16-5.el8_6.5 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:4.13-3.el8_6.2 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Default version status: affected
0:3.6.16-5.el8_6.5 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Default version status: affected
0:4.13-3.el8_6.2 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
0:3.6.16-7.el8_8.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
0:4.13-4.el8_8.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:3.6.16-7.el8_8.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:4.13-4.el8_8.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:4.16.0-9.el9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:4.16.0-9.el9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:4.16.0-8.el9_2.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:4.16.0-8.el9_4.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 1.14
Default version status: affected
1.14.3-1748529279 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 1.14
Default version status: affected
1.14.2-1748467619 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Default version status: unknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Default version status: unknown
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Default version status: affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17347 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4049 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7077 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8021 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30849 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30850 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33125 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12133 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2344611 ↗
- https://gitlab.com/gnutls/libtasn1/-/blob/master/doc/security/CVE-2024-12133.md ↗
- https://gitlab.com/gnutls/libtasn1/-/issues/52 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/06/6 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00025.html ↗
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250523-0003/ ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-202008.html ↗