high7.5
CVE-2016-6489
The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
Impact
The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Version 7.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 16.10 |
| Nettle Project | Nettle | before 3.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf
- https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf
- https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html