CVE-2024-28834 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-28834

Gnutls: vulnerable to minerva side-channel information leak

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in GnuTLS. The Minerva attack is a cryptographic vulnerability that exploits deterministic behavior in systems like GnuTLS, leading to side-channel leaks. In specific scenarios, such as when using the GNUTLS_PRIVKEY_FLAG_REPRODUCIBLE flag, it can result in a noticeable step in nonce size from 513 to 512 bits, exposing a potential timing side-channel.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Vulnerable Versions:
3.7.6-23, 0:3.6.16-8.el8_9.3, 0:3.6.16-5.el8_6.4, 0:3.6.16-7.el8_8.3, 0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.4, 0:3.8.3-4.el9_4, 0:3.7.6-21.el9_2.3

Timeline

Official Publish: March 21st, 2024
Last Modified: November 6th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)