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CVE-2024-28176 Affecting libjose package, versions <0:14-1.el9

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-LIBJOSE-8383447
  • published 18 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 12 Nov 2024
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Introduced: 12 Nov 2024

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How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 libjose to version 0:14-1.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:9181.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libjose package and not the libjose package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

jose is JavaScript module for JSON Object Signing and Encryption, providing support for JSON Web Tokens (JWT), JSON Web Signature (JWS), JSON Web Encryption (JWE), JSON Web Key (JWK), JSON Web Key Set (JWKS), and more. A vulnerability has been identified in the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) decryption interfaces, specifically related to the support for decompressing plaintext after its decryption. Under certain conditions it is possible to have the user's environment consume unreasonable amount of CPU time or memory during JWE Decryption operations. This issue has been patched in versions 2.0.7 and 4.15.5.

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CVSS Scores

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Red Hat

5.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    Low