CVE-2025-32990
Published: July 11, 2025Last modified: December 4, 2025
Description
A heap-buffer-overflow (off-by-one) flaw was found in the GnuTLS software in the template parsing logic within the certtool utility. When it reads certain settings from a template file, it allows an attacker to cause an out-of-bounds (OOB) NULL pointer write, resulting in memory corruption and a denial-of-service (DoS) that could potentially crash the system.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.2 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | LOW |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | gnutls | Fixed (3.7.11-r1) |
| 25 LTS | gnutls | Fixed (3.8.11-r0) | |
| Stream | gnutls | Fixed (3.8.11-r0) |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/11/3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16115
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16116
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17181
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17348
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17361
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17415
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19088
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22529
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-32990
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2359620
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00005.html