CVE record · CVE-2023-5981

Gnutls: timing side-channel in the rsa-psk authentication

CVSS 5.9 MediumEPSS 0.013 · 69th percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: redhat) at 28 Nov 2023, 11:49 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Package name: gnutls https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.6.16-8.el8_9 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Package name: gnutls https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.6.16-8.el8_9 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Package name: gnutls https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.6.16-5.el8_6.2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support Package name: gnutls https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.6.16-7.el8_8.1 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Package name: gnutls https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.3 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Package name: gnutls https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.7.6-23.el9_3.3 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support Package name: gnutls https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.7.6-21.el9_2.1 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/cephcsi-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-37 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/mcg-core-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-68 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/mcg-operator-bundle https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-158 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/mcg-rhel9-operator https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-39 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/ocs-client-console-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-58 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/ocs-client-operator-bundle https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-158 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/ocs-client-rhel9-operator https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-13 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/ocs-metrics-exporter-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-81 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/ocs-operator-bundle https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-158 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/ocs-rhel9-operator https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-79 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-cli-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-22 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-console-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-57 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-cosi-sidecar-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-6 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-csi-addons-operator-bundle https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-158 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-csi-addons-rhel9-operator https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-15 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-csi-addons-sidecar-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-15 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-multicluster-console-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-54 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-multicluster-operator-bundle https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-158 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-multicluster-rhel9-operator https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-10 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-must-gather-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-26 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-operator-bundle https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-158 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odf-rhel9-operator https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-19 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odr-cluster-operator-bundle https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-158 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odr-hub-operator-bundle https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-158 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/odr-rhel9-operator https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-21 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9 Package name: odf4/rook-ceph-rhel9-operator https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v4.15.0-103 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHOL-5.8-RHEL-9 Package name: openshift-logging/cluster-logging-operator-bundle https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v5.8.6-22 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHOL-5.8-RHEL-9 Package name: openshift-logging/cluster-logging-rhel9-operator https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v5.8.6-11 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHOL-5.8-RHEL-9 Package name: openshift-logging/elasticsearch6-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v6.8.1-407 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHOL-5.8-RHEL-9 Package name: openshift-logging/elasticsearch-operator-bundle https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v5.8.6-19 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHOL-5.8-RHEL-9 Package name: openshift-logging/elasticsearch-proxy-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v1.0.0-479 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHOL-5.8-RHEL-9 Package name: openshift-logging/elasticsearch-rhel9-operator https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v5.8.6-7 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	RHOL-5.8-RHEL-9 Package name: openshift-logging/eventrouter-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/	unaffected v0.4.0-247 to before * rpm Other versions: affected

And 12 more products. The full list is on the CVE record.

Identifiers: CVE-2023-5981
CNA: redhat
Weakness (CWE): CWE-208
Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Red Hat RHODF-4.15-RHEL-9
Red Hat RHOL-5.8-RHEL-9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
CWE-208
Published: 28 Nov 2023
Updated: 5 Nov 2026

Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
5.9	Medium	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	CNA (redhat)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.013, the 69th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

28 Nov 2023, 11:49 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
28 Nov 2023, 12:15 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

References from the CNA

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0155 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0319 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0399 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0451 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0533 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1383 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2094 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5981 vdb-entryredhat
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248445 issue-trackingredhat
gnutls.org/security-new.html#GNUTLS-SA-2023-10-23

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.