Description
A flaw was found in GnuTLS. The Minerva attack is a cryptographic vulnerability that exploits deterministic behavior in systems like GnuTLS, leading to side-channel leaks. In specific scenarios, such as when using the GNUTLS_PRIVKEY_FLAG_REPRODUCIBLE flag, it can result in a noticeable step in nonce size from 513 to 512 bits, exposing a potential timing side-channel.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
gnutls
Default version status: unaffected
3.7.6-23affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:3.6.16-8.el8_9.3 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:3.6.16-8.el8_9.3 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:3.6.16-5.el8_6.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:3.6.16-7.el8_8.3 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.8.3-4.el9_4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:3.8.3-4.el9_4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:3.7.6-21.el9_2.3 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
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1784 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1879 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1997 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2044 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2570 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2889 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28834 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269228 ↗
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-help/2024-March/004845.html ↗
- https://minerva.crocs.fi.muni.cz/ ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/22/1 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/22/2 ↗
- https://people.redhat.com/~hkario/marvin/ ↗
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0004/ ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00019.html ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html ↗