Bug#916866: libgnutls30: sslv3 handshake failure with new versiobn 3.6.5-2

[Andreas Metzler]

On 2018-12-19 Lionel <siess at ulb.ac.be> wrote:
> Package: libgnutls30
> Version: 3.6.5-2
> Severity: normal
> Tags: upstream

> Hi

> My problem appeared with the recent upgrade of libgnutls30 which jumped from
> version 3.5.19-1+b1 to 3.6.5-2 (i am using sid).
> With this new library when I try to connect to my local server for
> identification w3m brakes (same happens for links, lynx or elinks).
> The error messsage is

> ssl error:14094410:ssl routines:ssl3_read_bytes:sslv3 alert handshake failure

> I can still connect to this internal webpage (https://172.19..... ) using
> firefox but I need w3m (or any alternative) when I work remotely

> I did not find a solution on the web. Any idea?

Can you reproduce this with a server accessible to the public?
What software is the server running on? Can you connect to the server
with gnutls-cli?

Did you update gnutls on the server or on the client side?

cu Andreas
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