Red Hat Security Advisory: libgcrypt security update
The libgcrypt library provides general-purpose implementations of various cryptographic algorithms. Security Fix(es): * libgcrypt: vulnerable to Marvin Attack (CVE-2024-2236) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The libgcrypt library, which provides general-purpose cryptographic algorithm implementations, is vulnerable to the Marvin Attack (CVE-2024-2236). This vulnerability has been rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. Red Hat has released an updated libgcrypt package as part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 and related extended update support versions to address this issue. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2024:9404 and provides detailed package updates for various architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. No CVSS score is currently available for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability affects cryptographic operations performed by libgcrypt, potentially undermining the security guarantees of cryptographic algorithms implemented by the library. The exact impact details are not provided in the advisory, but the moderate severity rating indicates a non-critical but significant risk to cryptographic integrity or confidentiality. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for libgcrypt to address CVE-2024-2236. Users running affected versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9404 and the linked article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update will remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libgcrypt security update
Description
The libgcrypt library provides general-purpose implementations of various cryptographic algorithms. Security Fix(es): * libgcrypt: vulnerable to Marvin Attack (CVE-2024-2236) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
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Technical Analysis
The libgcrypt library, which provides general-purpose cryptographic algorithm implementations, is vulnerable to the Marvin Attack (CVE-2024-2236). This vulnerability has been rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. Red Hat has released an updated libgcrypt package as part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 and related extended update support versions to address this issue. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2024:9404 and provides detailed package updates for various architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. No CVSS score is currently available for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability affects cryptographic operations performed by libgcrypt, potentially undermining the security guarantees of cryptographic algorithms implemented by the library. The exact impact details are not provided in the advisory, but the moderate severity rating indicates a non-critical but significant risk to cryptographic integrity or confidentiality. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for libgcrypt to address CVE-2024-2236. Users running affected versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9404 and the linked article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update will remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:3534
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1d64853345fc1827258
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:02 UTC
Last enriched: 07/04/2026, 01:24:25 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 12
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