Information Exposure Affecting nss-softokn-freebl package, versions <0:3.90.0-4.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-NSSSOFTOKNFREEBL-6149977
  • published 10 Jan 2024
  • disclosed 12 Oct 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 nss-softokn-freebl to version 0:3.90.0-4.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0093.

NVD Description

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

NSS was susceptible to a timing side-channel attack when performing RSA decryption. This attack could potentially allow an attacker to recover the private data. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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SUSE

6.5 medium