Ubuntu alert USN-5901-1 (gnutls28)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
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"ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com>
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[USN-5901-1] GnuTLS vulnerability
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Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:25:13 -0500
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5901-1
February 28, 2023

gnutls28 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

GnuTLS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:
- gnutls28: GNU TLS library

Details:

Hubert Kario discovered that GnuTLS had a timing side-channel when handling
certain RSA messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
recover sensitive information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.10:
   libgnutls30                     3.7.7-2ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libgnutls30                     3.7.3-4ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libgnutls30                     3.6.13-2ubuntu1.8

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5901-1
   CVE-2023-0361

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.7.7-2ubun...
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.7.3-4ubun...
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls28/3.6.13-2ubu...