Issued:
2008-11-11
Updated:
2008-11-11

RHSA-2008:0982 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

Moderate: gnutls security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

Topic

Updated gnutls packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Description

The GnuTLS library provides support for cryptographic algorithms and for
protocols such as Transport Layer Security (TLS).

Martin von Gagern discovered a flaw in the way GnuTLS verified certificate
chains provided by a server. A malicious server could use this flaw to
spoof its identity by tricking client applications using the GnuTLS library
to trust invalid certificates. (CVE-2008-4989)

Users of GnuTLS are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch that corrects this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 5.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 5.2 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 5.2 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

  • BZ - 470079 - CVE-2008-4989 gnutls: certificate chain verification flaw

CVEs

References

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8074b5e76b5c7ccdc5d64f6f34518e5e52076ddd23b9941f1c7d0b6a050d97b2
x86_64
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c2d9a94ad71e01b5bb6b04b151d521d20b6f1e00bf69ad3e204b2b9923023df5
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 98d2b2d032f33c7e978655b9621c9f95ca4618081d0c208a51cffb19c4a8bff2
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 8be55eae6794c3e1e19a53fc1370556f780f4c514504aa66b19bdc4df12f4f83
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b3ffc8b276ddc3ff9a6fea8d94bbfca58abb980a6074e2365ed01215ee77d31f
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: be1e9030520f3728f5aca7f3f27e9a9cec6f5aef9b1baba641f204de91180bac
ia64
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c2d9a94ad71e01b5bb6b04b151d521d20b6f1e00bf69ad3e204b2b9923023df5
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 43a2064bcc819f2be2d91e0284543976277042091855b3bd02e79a51cc652752
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: f08f89b7f744d904a9d6441f60043b8e5e495c84553070b1dde19f3b54e6ee9c
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 809672d70fff3614fc0d38f87143ffc6bc155c524d98669e23080f814050fa15
i386
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c2d9a94ad71e01b5bb6b04b151d521d20b6f1e00bf69ad3e204b2b9923023df5
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 8be55eae6794c3e1e19a53fc1370556f780f4c514504aa66b19bdc4df12f4f83
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 60481e2c424f3b02c049822f5b61717ddb925abe103ddd59b2fc78f5cfe3bfa9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8074b5e76b5c7ccdc5d64f6f34518e5e52076ddd23b9941f1c7d0b6a050d97b2
x86_64
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c2d9a94ad71e01b5bb6b04b151d521d20b6f1e00bf69ad3e204b2b9923023df5
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 98d2b2d032f33c7e978655b9621c9f95ca4618081d0c208a51cffb19c4a8bff2
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 8be55eae6794c3e1e19a53fc1370556f780f4c514504aa66b19bdc4df12f4f83
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b3ffc8b276ddc3ff9a6fea8d94bbfca58abb980a6074e2365ed01215ee77d31f
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: be1e9030520f3728f5aca7f3f27e9a9cec6f5aef9b1baba641f204de91180bac
i386
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c2d9a94ad71e01b5bb6b04b151d521d20b6f1e00bf69ad3e204b2b9923023df5
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 8be55eae6794c3e1e19a53fc1370556f780f4c514504aa66b19bdc4df12f4f83
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 60481e2c424f3b02c049822f5b61717ddb925abe103ddd59b2fc78f5cfe3bfa9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8074b5e76b5c7ccdc5d64f6f34518e5e52076ddd23b9941f1c7d0b6a050d97b2
x86_64
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c2d9a94ad71e01b5bb6b04b151d521d20b6f1e00bf69ad3e204b2b9923023df5
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 98d2b2d032f33c7e978655b9621c9f95ca4618081d0c208a51cffb19c4a8bff2
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: be1e9030520f3728f5aca7f3f27e9a9cec6f5aef9b1baba641f204de91180bac
i386
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c2d9a94ad71e01b5bb6b04b151d521d20b6f1e00bf69ad3e204b2b9923023df5
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 60481e2c424f3b02c049822f5b61717ddb925abe103ddd59b2fc78f5cfe3bfa9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8074b5e76b5c7ccdc5d64f6f34518e5e52076ddd23b9941f1c7d0b6a050d97b2
s390x
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: 9dd3f6e4e63ce317d96172598720534a665ce18b440d9532d0f34bd74dfa8658
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 203f226bd16c1da192222f7b444f622df73a784191ba3b3e6a75e002596451f1
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: 070dd3453b674e43a159a642aa884bc057d9074dafc6ce0101354e776504bbf2
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b6765b06daf64ff956b6917730c6d2260836ef0ec803c59a6430734583e59520
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 85436d09114bbbd9e69058748e411512d18020feb373c33bc1f824b2aafed62d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8074b5e76b5c7ccdc5d64f6f34518e5e52076ddd23b9941f1c7d0b6a050d97b2
ppc
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 94fe492889f80af0cb0c96f6216c416e395840d8f9cf1e1e227494bed8d62913
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: b13fe25f19fdaede88273baf4365b7225a3eaf61fe559ae73cb870cdeb145ad1
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: fb07d435ed00f46be19b94e91c749dfc1c9299483e997b90468468f229bfde39
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 89f1a7a96797616a8f5128ae703a646dbbead8e87606096c9d67da2f73e585cf
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 0c7c8ac2c1821e45e53d82ac9abf37865e3e199be4cbc188310f6ed7610032a1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8074b5e76b5c7ccdc5d64f6f34518e5e52076ddd23b9941f1c7d0b6a050d97b2
x86_64
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c2d9a94ad71e01b5bb6b04b151d521d20b6f1e00bf69ad3e204b2b9923023df5
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 98d2b2d032f33c7e978655b9621c9f95ca4618081d0c208a51cffb19c4a8bff2
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 8be55eae6794c3e1e19a53fc1370556f780f4c514504aa66b19bdc4df12f4f83
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b3ffc8b276ddc3ff9a6fea8d94bbfca58abb980a6074e2365ed01215ee77d31f
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: be1e9030520f3728f5aca7f3f27e9a9cec6f5aef9b1baba641f204de91180bac
i386
gnutls-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c2d9a94ad71e01b5bb6b04b151d521d20b6f1e00bf69ad3e204b2b9923023df5
gnutls-devel-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 8be55eae6794c3e1e19a53fc1370556f780f4c514504aa66b19bdc4df12f4f83
gnutls-utils-1.4.1-3.el5_2.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 60481e2c424f3b02c049822f5b61717ddb925abe103ddd59b2fc78f5cfe3bfa9

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