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Echo: gnutls28: security update to 3.8.9-3+e8

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 459931

Description

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

 - A flaw was found in gnutls. An off-by-one error exists in the PKCS#12 bag element bounds check. This
 vulnerability allows an remote attacker to write past the internal array of a PKCS#12 bag when appending
 to a bag that already contains 32 elements. This memory corruption could lead to a denial of service (DoS)
 or potentially other unspecified impacts. (CVE-2026-42015)

Solution

Update the gnutls28 library and its related packages to version 3.8.9-3+e8 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-42015

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 459931

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42015

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/30/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42015

IAVA: 2026-A-0405