CVE-2021-20232

Summary

CVECVE-2021-20232
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-03-12 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:29:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in gnutls. A use after free issue in client_send_params in lib/ext/pre_shared_key.c may lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Application Gnu Gnutls All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[spark-issues] 20210430 [jira] [Commented] (SPARK-35054) Getting Critical Vulnerability CVE-2021-20231 on spark 3.0.0 branch lists.apache.org
[spark-issues] 20210429 [jira] [Commented] (SPARK-35054) Getting Critical Vulnerability CVE-2021-20231 on spark 3.0.0 branch lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[spark-issues] 20210413 [jira] [Created] (SPARK-35054) Getting Critical Vulnerability CVE-2021-20231 on spark 3.0.0 branch lists.apache.org
GnuTLS MISC www.gnutls.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: gnutls-3.7.1-2.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[spark-issues] 20210423 [jira] [Resolved] (SPARK-35054) Getting Critical Vulnerability CVE-2021-20231 on spark 3.0.0 branch lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: gnutls-3.7.1-2.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[spark-issues] 20210426 [jira] [Updated] (SPARK-35054) Getting Critical Vulnerability CVE-2021-20231 on spark 3.0.0 branch lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[spark-issues] 20210426 [jira] [Commented] (SPARK-35054) Getting Critical Vulnerability CVE-2021-20231 on spark 3.0.0 branch lists.apache.org
[spark-issues] 20210417 [jira] [Commented] (SPARK-35054) Getting Critical Vulnerability CVE-2021-20231 on spark 3.0.0 branch lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
March 2021 GnuTLS Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[spark-issues] 20210425 [jira] [Commented] (SPARK-35054) Getting Critical Vulnerability CVE-2021-20231 on spark 3.0.0 branch lists.apache.org
1922275 – (CVE-2021-20232) CVE-2021-20232 gnutls: Use after free in client_send_params in lib/ext/pre_shared_key.c MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159515 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for gnutls and nettle (ELSA-2021-4451)
  • 159717 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for gnutls (ELSA-2022-9221)
  • 174833 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for gnutls (SUSE-SU-2021:0934-1)
  • 174836 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for gnutls (SUSE-SU-2021:0935-1)
  • 174852 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for gnutls (SUSE-SU-2021:0934-1)
  • 174855 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for gnutls (SUSE-SU-2021:0935-1)
  • 180169 Debian Security Update for gnutls28 (CVE-2021-20232)
  • 198448 Ubuntu Security Notification for GnuTransport Layer Security vulnerabilities (USN-5029-1)
  • 239785 Red Hat Update for gnutls and nettle security (RHSA-2021:4451)
  • 281477 Fedora Security Update for gnutls (FEDORA-2021-18bef34f05)
  • 296059 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 36.0.1.101.2 Missing (CPUJUL2021)
  • 296060 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 37.0.1.101.1 Missing (CPUJUL2021)
  • 500235 Alpine Linux Security Update for gnutls
  • 501415 Alpine Linux Security Update for gnutls
  • 503982 Alpine Linux Security Update for gnutls
  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
  • 670487 EulerOS Security Update for gnutls (EulerOS-SA-2021-2245)
  • 670513 EulerOS Security Update for gnutls (EulerOS-SA-2021-2271)
  • 671037 EulerOS Security Update for gnutls (EulerOS-SA-2021-2632)
  • 750298 OpenSUSE Security Update for gnutls (openSUSE-SU-2021:0470-1)
  • 900025 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for gnutls 3.6.14
  • 901035 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for gnutls (6447-1)
  • 903112 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for gnutls (3973)
  • 940170 AlmaLinux Security Update for gnutls and nettle (ALSA-2021:4451)
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