UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20231

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20231
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20231.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20231
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Published
2021-03-12T19:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:55Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in gnutls. A use after free issue in client sending key_share extension may lead to memory corruption and other consequences.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / gnutls28

Package

Name
gnutls28
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnutls28@3.6.13-2ubuntu1.6?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.13-2ubuntu1.6

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.9-5ubuntu1
3.6.9-5ubuntu2
3.6.10-5
3.6.11.1-2
3.6.11.1-2ubuntu2
3.6.13-2ubuntu1
3.6.13-2ubuntu1.1
3.6.13-2ubuntu1.2
3.6.13-2ubuntu1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gnutls-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "guile-gnutls",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls-dane0",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls-openssl27",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls28-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutls30",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnutlsxx28",
            "binary_version": "3.6.13-2ubuntu1.6"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}