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CVE-2018-10846 json

A cache-based side channel in GnuTLS implementation that leads to plain text recovery in cross-VM attack setting was found.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-2915

cvss
5.3
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A cache-based side channel in GnuTLS implementation that leads to plain text recovery in cross-VM attack setting was found. An attacker could use a combination of "Just in Time" Prime+probe attack in combination with Lucky-13 attack to recover plain text using crafted packets.

Patch / fix

  • gnu gnutls 3.6.12
  • gnutls28 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.5.19-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10846

  • gnutls28 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 3.4.10-4ubuntu1.5
  • gnutls28 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 3.5.18-1ubuntu1.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10846

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  • gnutls RHEL 7 3.3.29-8.el7
  • gnutls-c++ RHEL 7 3.3.29-8.el7
  • gnutls-dane RHEL 7 3.3.29-8.el7
  • gnutls-utils RHEL 7 3.3.29-8.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:3050

  • gnutls SLE High Availability Extension 11 SP4 2.4.1-24.39.76.1
  • gnutls SLES 12 SP2-BCL, OpenStack Cloud 7, Enterprise Storage 4 +5 more 3.2.15-18.6.1
  • gnutls SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 3.6.2-6.3.1
  • gnutls SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP3 +1 more 3.3.27-3.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:14058-1SUSE-SU-2018:2825-2SUSE-SU-2018:2930-1SUSE-SU-2018:2842-1SUSE-SU-2018:2825-1

  • gnutls openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.7.2-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10801-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-10846 updated cvss 5.3

gnutls: "Just in Time" PRIME + PROBE cache-based side channel attack can lead to plaintext recovery

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gnutls Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gnutls, gnutls-guile, gnutls-utils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 mingw-gnutls, mingw32-gnutls, mingw64-gnutls
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) gnutls 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-dane 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-utils 3.3.29-8.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) gnutls-c++ 3.3.29-8.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) gnutls 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-dane 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-utils 3.3.29-8.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) gnutls-c++ 3.3.29-8.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) gnutls 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-c++ 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-dane 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-utils 3.3.29-8.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) gnutls 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-c++ 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-dane 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-utils 3.3.29-8.el7
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) gnutls 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-c++ 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-dane 3.3.29-8.el7, gnutls-utils 3.3.29-8.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3050
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gnutls, gnutls-c++, gnutls-dane, gnutls-utils
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 1.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • [UNKNOWN] gnutls

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-385 Covert Timing Channel
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

Sources

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