USN-6499-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6499-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6499-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6499-1
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Published
2023-11-21T15:29:41.854040Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:42Z
Summary
gnutls28 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that GnuTLS had a timing side-channel when handling certain RSA-PSK key exchanges. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / gnutls28

Package

Name
gnutls28
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnutls28@3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.9-5ubuntu1
3.6.9-5ubuntu2
3.6.10-5
3.6.11.1-2
3.6.11.1-2ubuntu2
3.6.13-2ubuntu1
3.6.13-2ubuntu1.1
3.6.13-2ubuntu1.2
3.6.13-2ubuntu1.3
3.6.13-2ubuntu1.6
3.6.13-2ubuntu1.7
3.6.13-2ubuntu1.8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gnutls-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "guile-gnutls",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls-dane0",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls-openssl27",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls28-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls30",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutlsxx28",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.9"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-5981",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / gnutls28

Package

Name
gnutls28
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnutls28@3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.7.1-5ubuntu1
3.7.2-2ubuntu1
3.7.2-4ubuntu1
3.7.2-5ubuntu1
3.7.3-4ubuntu1
3.7.3-4ubuntu1.1
3.7.3-4ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gnutls-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "guile-gnutls",
            "binary_version": "3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls-dane0",
            "binary_version": "3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls-openssl27",
            "binary_version": "3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls28-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls30",
            "binary_version": "3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutlsxx28",
            "binary_version": "3.7.3-4ubuntu1.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-5981",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}