Key Management Errors Affecting nss-sysinit package, versions <0:3.21.3-2.el7_3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-NSSSYSINIT-2075950
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Nov 2016

Introduced: 16 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-8635  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-320  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 nss-sysinit to version 0:3.21.3-2.el7_3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-sysinit package and not the nss-sysinit package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was found that Diffie Hellman Client key exchange handling in NSS 3.21.x was vulnerable to small subgroup confinement attack. An attacker could use this flaw to recover private keys by confining the client DH key to small subgroup of the desired group.