Issued:
2026-05-26
Updated:
2026-05-26

RHSA-2026:20612 - Important: gnutls security update


Synopsis

Important: gnutls security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

An update for gnutls is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

The gnutls packages provide the GNU Transport Layer Security (GnuTLS) library, which implements cryptographic algorithms and protocols such as SSL, TLS, and DTLS.

Security Fix(es):

  • gnutls: Fix qsort comparator in DTLS reassembly (CVE-2026-42009)
  • gnutls: Fix crashing on an underflow with a DTLS datagram (CVE-2026-33845)
  • gnutls: Fix RSA-PSK identity truncation (CVE-2026-42010)
  • gnutls: Fix case-sensitivity of domain name comparison in name constraints (CVE-2026-3833)
  • gnutls: Fix intersecting empty name constraints (CVE-2026-42011)
  • gnutls: Denial of Service via heap buffer overflow in DTLS handshake fragment reassembly (CVE-2026-33846)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_649x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions9.8x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support9.8x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle9.8x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian9ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support9.8ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle9.8ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems9s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support9.8s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle9.8s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates9.8s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 649aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support9.8aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle9.8aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates9.8aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions9.8ppc64le

Updated Packages

  • gnutls-c++-3.8.10-4.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
  • gnutls-debugsource-3.8.10-4.el9_8.s390x.rpm
  • gnutls-dane-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
  • gnutls-c++-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
  • gnutls-debugsource-3.8.10-4.el9_8.i686.rpm
  • gnutls-devel-3.8.10-4.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
  • gnutls-utils-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
  • gnutls-utils-3.8.10-4.el9_8.s390x.rpm
  • gnutls-3.8.10-4.el9_8.s390x.rpm
  • gnutls-c++-3.8.10-4.el9_8.s390x.rpm
  • gnutls-debugsource-3.8.10-4.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
  • gnutls-devel-3.8.10-4.el9_8.i686.rpm
  • gnutls-3.8.10-4.el9_8.i686.rpm
  • gnutls-3.8.10-4.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
  • gnutls-dane-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
  • gnutls-debugsource-3.8.10-4.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
  • gnutls-debugsource-3.8.10-4.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
  • gnutls-utils-3.8.10-4.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
  • gnutls-dane-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.i686.rpm
  • gnutls-utils-3.8.10-4.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
  • gnutls-dane-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.s390x.rpm
  • gnutls-utils-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.i686.rpm
  • gnutls-utils-3.8.10-4.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
  • gnutls-c++-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
  • gnutls-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
  • gnutls-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
  • gnutls-utils-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
  • gnutls-c++-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.i686.rpm
  • gnutls-c++-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
  • gnutls-devel-3.8.10-4.el9_8.s390x.rpm
  • gnutls-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.i686.rpm
  • gnutls-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
  • gnutls-c++-3.8.10-4.el9_8.i686.rpm
  • gnutls-c++-3.8.10-4.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
  • gnutls-c++-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.s390x.rpm
  • gnutls-devel-3.8.10-4.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
  • gnutls-3.8.10-4.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
  • gnutls-3.8.10-4.el9_8.src.rpm
  • gnutls-dane-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
  • gnutls-dane-3.8.10-4.el9_8.i686.rpm
  • gnutls-c++-3.8.10-4.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
  • gnutls-dane-3.8.10-4.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
  • gnutls-devel-3.8.10-4.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
  • gnutls-utils-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.s390x.rpm
  • gnutls-dane-3.8.10-4.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm
  • gnutls-dane-3.8.10-4.el9_8.x86_64.rpm
  • gnutls-dane-3.8.10-4.el9_8.s390x.rpm
  • gnutls-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.s390x.rpm
  • gnutls-utils-debuginfo-3.8.10-4.el9_8.aarch64.rpm
  • gnutls-3.8.10-4.el9_8.aarch64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References


Additional information