Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Affecting nss package, versions <0:3.53.1-17.el8_3
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EPSS
0.05% (18th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-NSS-3952458
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 30 Jun 2020
Introduced: 30 Jun 2020
CVE-2020-12401 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 nss to version 0:3.53.1-17.el8_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:0538.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss package and not the nss package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
During ECDSA signature generation, padding applied in the nonce designed to ensure constant-time scalar multiplication was removed, resulting in variable-time execution dependent on secret data. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80 and Firefox for Android < 80.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12401
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1631573
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-39/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0538
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00021.html
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