# CVE-2024-28834: Gnutls: vulnerable to minerva side-channel information leak

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-03-21 · Updated: 2026-10-22

## Affected

- gnutls: 3.7.6-23
- gnutls: version range not reported
- gnutls: version range not reported
- gnutls: version range not reported
- gnutls: version range not reported
- gnutls: version range not reported
- gnutls: version range not reported
- gnutls: version range not reported
- gnutls: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in GnuTLS. The Minerva attack is a cryptographic vulnerability that exploits deterministic behavior in systems like GnuTLS, leading to side-channel leaks. In specific scenarios, such as when using the GNUTLS_PRIVKEY_FLAG_REPRODUCIBLE flag, it can result in a noticeable step in nonce size from 513 to 512 bits, exposing a potential timing side-channel.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gnutls, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1784
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1879
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1997
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2044
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2570
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2889
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28834
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269228
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-help/2024-March/004845.html
- https://minerva.crocs.fi.muni.cz/

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