CVE-2020-6829 Affecting nss-tools package, versions <0:3.53.1-3.amzn2
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- published 27 Sep 2021
- disclosed 28 Oct 2020
Introduced: 28 Oct 2020
CVE-2020-6829 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2
nss-tools
to version 0:3.53.1-3.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1559
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-tools
package and not the nss-tools
package as distributed by Amazon-Linux
.
See How to fix?
for Amazon-Linux:2
relevant fixed versions and status.
When performing EC scalar point multiplication, the wNAF point multiplication algorithm was used; which leaked partial information about the nonce used during signature generation. Given an electro-magnetic trace of a few signature generations, the private key could have been computed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80 and Firefox for Android < 80.