# Security update for gnutls

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0764-1  
Release Date: 2025-03-03T08:43:44Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1236974

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-12243

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-12243 ( SUSE ):  5.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-12243 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2024-12243 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for gnutls fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-12243: quadratic complexity of DER input decoding in libtasn1 can
    lead to a DoS (bsc#1236974).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-764=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-764=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-764=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libgnutlsxx30-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * gnutls-debugsource-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutls-devel-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutlsxx30-debuginfo-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * gnutls-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutlsxx-devel-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutls30-debuginfo-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * gnutls-debuginfo-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutls30-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libgnutls30-32bit-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutls30-32bit-debuginfo-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutls-devel-32bit-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libgnutls-devel-64bit-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutls30-64bit-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutls30-64bit-debuginfo-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libgnutlsxx30-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * gnutls-debugsource-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutls-devel-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutlsxx30-debuginfo-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * gnutls-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutlsxx-devel-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutls30-debuginfo-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * gnutls-debuginfo-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutls30-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * libgnutls30-32bit-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2
    * libgnutls30-32bit-debuginfo-3.8.3-150600.4.6.2

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12243.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236974