SUSE-SU-2016:0455-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0455-1

    Published: 15 Feb 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for libnettle

    Details: This update for libnettle fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2015-8803: Fixed miscomputation bugs in secp-256r1 modulo functions. (bsc#964845) - CVE-2015-8804: Fixed carry folding bug in x86_64 ecc_384_modp. (bsc#964847) - CVE-2015-8805: Fixed miscomputation bugs in secp-256r1 modulo functions. (bsc#964849)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160455-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/964845, https://bugzilla.suse.com/964847, https://bugzilla.suse.com/964849, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8803, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8804, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8805

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libnettle

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libnettle&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.1-9.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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