QID 671017

Date Published: 2021-11-24

QID 671017: EulerOS Security Update for nettle (EulerOS-SA-2021-2598)

Nettle is a cryptographic library that is designed to fit easily in more or less any context: In crypto toolkits for object-oriented languages (C++, Python, Pike, ...), in applications like LSH or GNUPG, or even in kernel space. Security Fix(es): A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext. An attacker could use this flaw to provide a manipulated ciphertext leading to application crash and denial of service.(CVE-2021-3580)
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An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2021-2598 for updates and patch information

Vendor References

EulerOS-SA-2021-2598 - developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2021-2598

CVEs related to QID 671017

CVE-2021-3580 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
EulerOS-SA-2021-2598	EulerOS V2.0SP3		developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2021-2598

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