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Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) Affecting satellite package, versions <0:6.4.0-15.el7sat

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.77% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-SATELLITE-5373365
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed7 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 7 Jun 2018

CVE-2016-1000343  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-338  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 satellite to version 0:6.4.0-15.el7sat or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2927.

NVD Description

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

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the DSA key pair generator generates a weak private key if used with default values. If the JCA key pair generator is not explicitly initialised with DSA parameters, 1.55 and earlier generates a private value assuming a 1024 bit key size. In earlier releases this can be dealt with by explicitly passing parameters to the key pair generator.