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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844570
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4491-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnutls28' package(s) announced via the USN-4491-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnutls28' package(s) announced via the USN-4491-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain alerts when being
used with TLS 1.3 servers. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'gnutls28' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-24659
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62BUAI4FQQLG6VTKRT7SUZPGJJ4NASQ3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AWN56FDLQQXT2D2YHNI4TYH432TDMQ7N/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-01
https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/issues/1071
https://www.gnutls.org/security-new.html#GNUTLS-SA-2020-09-04
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1724 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00054.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1743 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00060.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4491-1/
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