CVE-2016-6489

Published: Apr 14, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack.

Affected (9)

Products: Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Hpc Node, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Workstation · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Nettle Project: Nettle

4 products

Enterprise Linux Desktop

Enterprise Linux Hpc Node

Enterprise Linux Server

Enterprise Linux Workstation

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 7.0

Configuration B

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 16.10

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Nettle Project Nettle	Before 3.3

Related CWEs

Observable Discrepancy

The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.

References (16)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7

Source: security@debian.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016

Source: security@debian.org

Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf

Source: security@debian.org

Technical Description

https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3

Source: security@debian.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2582.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/29/7

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3193-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362016

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/596.pdf

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Technical Description

https://git.lysator.liu.se/nettle/nettle/commit/3fe1d6549765ecfb24f0b80b2ed086fdc818bff3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-21

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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