CVE-2026-5419

Public on 2026-05-02
Modified on 2026-05-02
Description
The PKCS#7 padding check performed during decryption was not constant-time, potentially leaking information about the padding bytes through timing differences. The issue was reported in the issue tracker as #1815 by Doria Tang of Stony Brook University.
Recommendation: To address the issue found, upgrade to GnuTLS 3.8.13 or later versions.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gnutls Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 gnutls Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N