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CVE-2024-2236
This issue may allow a remote attacker to initiate a Bleichenbacher-style attack, which can lead to the decryption of RSA ciphertexts.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 1.11%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A timing-based side-channel flaw was found in libgcrypt's RSA implementation. This issue may allow a remote attacker to initiate a Bleichenbacher-style attack, which can lead to the decryption of RSA ciphertexts.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.11% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-385
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9404
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3530
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3534
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2236
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245218
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2236
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245218
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2268268
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.