CVE-2015-6251

Publication date 24 August 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Double free vulnerability in GnuTLS before 3.3.17 and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long DistinguishedName (DN) entry in a certificate.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
gnutls26	19.04 disco	Not in release
	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	15.04 vivid	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
gnutls28	19.04 disco	Fixed 3.3.15-5ubuntu2
	18.10 cosmic	Fixed 3.3.15-5ubuntu2
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 3.3.15-5ubuntu2
	17.10 artful	Fixed 3.3.15-5ubuntu2
	17.04 zesty	Fixed 3.3.15-5ubuntu2
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 3.3.15-5ubuntu2
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 3.3.15-5ubuntu2
	15.10 wily	Fixed 3.3.15-5ubuntu2
	15.04 vivid	Fixed 3.3.8-3ubuntu3.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected

Notes

tyhicks

introduced in 3.1.10

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
gnutls28	Upstream: 2728543

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2727-1
GnuTLS vulnerabilities
1 September 2015