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RHEL 9 : gnutls (RHSA-2025:17348)

🗓️ 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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RHEL9 gnutls fixes certtool parsing, SCT extension, otherName export, and NULL pointer.

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    The gnutls packages provide the GNU Transport Layer Security (GnuTLS) library, which implements
    cryptographic algorithms and protocols such as SSL, TLS, and DTLS.

    Security Fix(es):

    * gnutls: Vulnerability in GnuTLS certtool template parsing (CVE-2025-32990)

    * gnutls: Vulnerability in GnuTLS SCT extension parsing (CVE-2025-32989)

    * gnutls: Vulnerability in GnuTLS otherName SAN export (CVE-2025-32988)

    * gnutls: NULL pointer dereference in _gnutls_figure_common_ciphersuite() (CVE-2025-6395)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * gnutls: Vulnerability in GnuTLS certtool template parsing (BZ#2359620)

    * gnutls: Vulnerability in GnuTLS SCT extension parsing (BZ#2359621)

    * gnutls: Vulnerability in GnuTLS otherName SAN export (BZ#2359622)

    * gnutls: NULL pointer dereference in _gnutls_figure_common_ciphersuite() (BZ#2376755)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
    other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'eq', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '9.4')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 9.4', 'Red Hat ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '9',
    'sp': '4',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'gnutls-3.8.3-4.el9_4.4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'gnutls-c++-3.8.3-4.el9_4.4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'gnutls-dane-3.8.3-4.el9_4.4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'gnutls-utils-3.8.3-4.el9_4.4', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var repo_relative_urls;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check))) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var subscription_caveat = '\n' +
    'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
    'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
    'Extended Update Support repository.\n' +
    'Access to this repository requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'gnutls / gnutls-c++ / gnutls-dane / gnutls-utils');
}

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06 Oct 2025 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 3.16.5 - 8.2
EPSS0.01185
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