Resource Exhaustion Affecting idm:client/ipa-client package, versions <0:4.9.13-9.module+el8.10.0+21692+c9b201bc


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-IDM-7064338
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed28 Dec 2023

Introduced: 28 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6681  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 idm:client/ipa-client to version 0:4.9.13-9.module+el8.10.0+21692+c9b201bc or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:3267.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream idm:client/ipa-client package and not the idm:client/ipa-client package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in JWCrypto. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack and possible password brute-force and dictionary attacks to be more resource-intensive. This issue can result in a large amount of computational consumption, causing a denial of service attack.

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