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Amazon Linux 2 : nss-softokn (ALAS-2024-2456)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 190701
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of nss-softokn installed on the remote host is prior to 3.90.0-6. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2456 advisory.- Multiple NSS NIST curves were susceptible to a side-channel attack known as Minerva. This attack could potentially allow an attacker to recover the private key. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 121.
(CVE-2023-6135)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update nss-softokn' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2456.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 190701
File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2456.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 2/19/2024
Updated: 2/19/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6135
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-softokn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-softokn-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-softokn-freebl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-softokn-freebl-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nss-softokn-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-6135