Gnutls: gnutls: information disclosure via heap overread in rsa key exchange
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-5260 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-26 22:16:44 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-23 11:10:00 UTC |
| Description | A flaw was found in libgnutls. A remote attacker, by sending an extremely short premaster secret during an RSA key exchange to a server using an RSA key backed by a PKCS#11 token, could trigger a short heap overread. This memory corruption vulnerability could lead to information disclosure. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.2 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.007270000 probability, percentile 0.503230000 (date 2026-07-22)
Problem Types: CWE-126 | CWE-126 Buffer Over-read
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.2 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 8.2 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41921 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13274 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5260 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30004 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33125 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26319 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi | [email protected] | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32962 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26409 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30850 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20612 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40762 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20613 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30849 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| www.gnutls.org/security-new.html | [email protected] | www.gnutls.org | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20611 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Red Hat would like to thank Joshua Rogers (AISLE Research Team) for reporting this issue. (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-05-06T19:50:31.302Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| CNA | 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z | Made public. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.