QID 357250

Date Published: 2024-02-20

QID 357250: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for gnutls : ALAS2023-2024-521

A vulnerability was found in gnutls, where a cockpit (which uses gnutls) rejects a certificate chain with distributed trust.
This issue occurs when validating a certificate chain with cockpit-certificate-ensure.
This flaw allows an unauthenticated, remote client or attacker to initiate a denial of service attack. (
( CVE-2024-0567)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2023-2024-521 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
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    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2023-2024-521 amazon linux 2023 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-521.html