Information Exposure Affecting nss-pkcs11-devel package, versions <0:3.90.0-6.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-NSSPKCS11DEVEL-6253542
  • published20 Feb 2024
  • disclosed19 Dec 2023

Introduced: 19 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6135  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 nss-pkcs11-devel to version 0:3.90.0-6.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-523.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-pkcs11-devel package and not the nss-pkcs11-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple NSS NIST curves were susceptible to a side-channel attack known as "Minerva". This attack could potentially allow an attacker to recover the private key. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 121.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1