CVE-2022-2509
gnutls: Double free during gnutls_pkcs7_verify
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 29, 2022
Updated · December 3, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in gnutls. This issue is due to a double-free error that occurs during the verification of pkcs7 signatures in the gnutls_pkcs7_verify function.
Statement
This flaw is rated as moderate because the flaw is more difficult to exploit but could still lead to some compromise of the availability of resources under certain circumstances. This is the type of vulnerability that could have had an important impact but is less easily exploited based on a technical evaluation of the flaw, and affect unlikely configurations.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE not specified