Information Exposure Affecting nss-util-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.53.1-17.el8_3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-NSSUTILDEBUGINFO-3296782
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed8 Oct 2020

Introduced: 8 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-12401  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 nss-util-debuginfo to version 0:3.53.1-17.el8_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:0538.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-util-debuginfo package and not the nss-util-debuginfo package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux: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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1