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RHEL 7 : nss-softokn (RHSA-2021:0758)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 147208
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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-2021:0758 advisory.- nss: Use-after-free in sftk_FreeSession due to improper refcounting (CVE-2019-11756)
- nss: Check length of inputs for cryptographic primitives (CVE-2019-17006)
- nss: CHACHA20-POLY1305 decryption with undersized tag leads to out-of-bounds read (CVE-2020-12403)
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-2021:0758.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?49c03f30
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0758
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1774835
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 147208
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-0758.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/9/2021
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17006
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:7.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:7.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn-freebl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn-freebl-devel
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: 3/9/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2019