SB2017110111 - Fedora 26 update for libgcrypt
Published: November 1, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017110111
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0379)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Libgcrypt before 1.8.1 does not properly consider Curve25519 side-channel attacks, which makes it easier for attackers to discover a secret key, related to cipher/ecc.c and mpi/ec.c.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.