Improper Certificate Validation Affecting cockpit-system package, versions <0:264.1-1.0.1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-COCKPITSYSTEM-2832787
  • published18 May 2022
  • disclosed10 Mar 2022

Introduced: 10 Mar 2022

CVE-2021-3698  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 cockpit-system to version 0:264.1-1.0.1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-2008.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cockpit-system package and not the cockpit-system package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Cockpit in versions prior to 260 in the way it handles the certificate verification performed by the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD). This flaw allows client certificates to authenticate successfully, regardless of the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) configuration or the certificate status. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

CVSS Base Scores

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