Google: net-libs/gnutls: security update to 17162.0.19

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 452099

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in GnuTLS. As Nettle's hash update functions internally call
memcpy, providing zero-length input may cause undefined behavior. This flaw leads to a denial of service
after authentication in rare circumstances. (CVE-2021-4209)

Solution

Update the net-libs/gnutls library and its related packages to version 17162.0.19 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 452099

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Google COS Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-4209

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4209

Detections

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