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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-12404: Moderate: nss, nss-softokn, nss-util, and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2019:2237)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-12404: Moderate: nss, nss-softokn, nss-util, and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2019:2237)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/02/2019
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A cached side channel attack during handshakes using RSA encryption could allow for the decryption of encrypted content. This is a variant of the Adaptive Chosen Ciphertext attack (AKA Bleichenbacher attack) and affects all NSS versions prior to NSS 3.41.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-nspr
  • centos-upgrade-nspr-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-nspr-devel
  • centos-upgrade-nss
  • centos-upgrade-nss-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-nss-devel
  • centos-upgrade-nss-pkcs11-devel
  • centos-upgrade-nss-softokn
  • centos-upgrade-nss-softokn-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-nss-softokn-devel
  • centos-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl
  • centos-upgrade-nss-softokn-freebl-devel
  • centos-upgrade-nss-sysinit
  • centos-upgrade-nss-tools
  • centos-upgrade-nss-util
  • centos-upgrade-nss-util-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-nss-util-devel

References

  • 107260
  • CVE-2018-12404
  • RHSA-2019:2237

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