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Red Hat: CVE-2021-3698: CVE-2021-3698 cockpit: authenticates with revoked certificates (Multiple Advisories)

Name: Red Hat: CVE-2021-3698: CVE-2021-3698 cockpit: authenticates with revoked certificates (Multiple Advisories)
Creator: Red Hat
Published: 2022-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CWE-295, Red Hat, 2021, 3698, 3698 cockpit, redhat-upgrade-cockpit, redhat-upgrade-cockpit-bridge, redhat-upgrade-cockpit-debuginfo, redhat-upgrade-cockpit-debugsource, redhat-upgrade-cockpit-doc, redhat-upgrade-cockpit-system, redhat-upgrade-cockpit-ws, Severity 5

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Published

Mar 10, 2022

Added

May 13, 2022

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Cockpit in versions prior to 260 in the way it handles the certificate verification performed by the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD). This flaw allows client certificates to authenticate successfully, regardless of the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) configuration or the certificate status. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Solutions

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