Linux · Security advisory · February 16, 2021

RHSA-2021:0538: Security update for 10 packages

RHSA-2021:0538, released February 16, 2021, fixes 4 CVEs across 10 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVEs closed
4
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Exploitation more likely
0
Vendor assessment
Highest EPSS
0.0154
75th percentile

Priority of the 4 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 0 High 1 Routine 3

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
nssRHEL 80:3.53.1-17.el8_3
nss-develRHEL 80:3.53.1-17.el8_3
nss-softoknRHEL 80:3.53.1-17.el8_3
nss-softokn-develRHEL 80:3.53.1-17.el8_3
nss-softokn-freeblRHEL 80:3.53.1-17.el8_3
nss-softokn-freebl-develRHEL 80:3.53.1-17.el8_3
nss-sysinitRHEL 80:3.53.1-17.el8_3
nss-toolsRHEL 80:3.53.1-17.el8_3
nss-utilRHEL 80:3.53.1-17.el8_3
nss-util-develRHEL 80:3.53.1-17.el8_3

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleImpactCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2020-12403 nss: Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support the cross-platform development of security-... 9.1 0.0154 None reported
Routine CVE-2020-6829 Firefox ESR and 1 other: When performing EC scalar point multiplication, the wNAF point multiplication algorithm was used; which… 5.3 0.0148 None reported
Routine CVE-2020-12401 Firefox ESR and 1 other: During ECDSA signature generation, padding applied in the nonce designed to ensure constant-time scalar… 4.7 0.0033 None reported
Routine CVE-2020-12400 Firefox ESR and 1 other: When converting coordinates from projective to affine, the modular inversion was not performed in constant… 4.7 0.0027 None reported
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