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RHEL 7 : nss-softokn (RHSA-2020:1267)
high Nessus Plugin ID 135092
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for nss-softokn.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1267 advisory.The nss-softokn package provides the Network Security Services Softoken Cryptographic Module.
Security Fix(es):
* nss: Out-of-bounds write when passing an output buffer smaller than the block size to NSC_EncryptUpdate (CVE-2019-11745)
* ROHNP: Key Extraction Side Channel in Multiple Crypto Libraries (CVE-2018-0495)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL nss-softokn package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:1267.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?ae4f5482
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1267
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 135092
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-1267.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/1/2020
Updated: 11/8/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11745
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn-freebl-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:7.5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn-freebl
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-0495, CVE-2019-11745
BID: 107967