Out-of-bounds Read Affecting nss-util-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.53.1-17.el8_3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-NSSUTILDEBUGINFO-3296829
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed27 May 2021

Introduced: 27 May 2021

CVE-2020-12403  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (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.

A flaw was found in the way CHACHA20-POLY1305 was implemented in NSS in versions before 3.55. When using multi-part Chacha20, it could cause out-of-bounds reads. This issue was fixed by explicitly disabling multi-part ChaCha20 (which was not functioning correctly) and strictly enforcing tag length. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and system availability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1