CVE-2024-2236 is a timing-based side-channel vulnerability in libgcrypt's RSA implementation, potentially affecting applications utilizing this library for RSA operations. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.9) allows a remote attacker to conduct a Bleichenbacher-style attack, leading to the decryption of RSA ciphertexts due to high confidentiality impact. While the attack complexity is high, it requires no user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Range not provided by sourceCNA affecteddefault affected | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support | Range not provided by sourceCNA affecteddefault affected | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support | Range not provided by sourceCNA affecteddefault affected | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Range not provided by sourceCNA affecteddefault unknown | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | All Versions ImpactedCNA affecteddefault affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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