CVE-2026-5419

LOW

gnutls - Observable Timing Discrepancy in PKCS#7 Padding Check

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw was found in gnutls. The PKCS#7 padding check, performed during decryption, was not constant-time. This timing side-channel could allow a remote attacker to potentially leak sensitive information about the padding bytes through observable timing differences. This vulnerability is a form of information disclosure.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
RHSA-2026:20612
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20612
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5419
Vendor Advisory issue-tracking x_refsource_redhat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467686
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20613

Scores

CVSS v3 3.7
EPSS 0.0047
EPSS Percentile 36.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-208
Status published
Products (7)
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 0:3.8.10-4.el10_2
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:3.8.10-4.el9_8
Red Hat/Red Hat Hardened Images
Red Hat/Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Published Jun 01, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 02, 2026