ALAS-2024-2456

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-6135  

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)

ALAS-2024-2456


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2456
Advisory Release Date: 2024-02-15 03:52 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-02-19 17:37 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

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)


Affected Packages:

nss-softokn


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update nss-softokn to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    nss-softokn-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
    nss-softokn-freebl-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
    nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
    nss-softokn-devel-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
    nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.aarch64

i686:
    nss-softokn-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.i686
    nss-softokn-freebl-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.i686
    nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.i686
    nss-softokn-devel-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.i686
    nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.i686

src:
    nss-softokn-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.src

x86_64:
    nss-softokn-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
    nss-softokn-freebl-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
    nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
    nss-softokn-devel-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
    nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.90.0-6.amzn2.0.2.x86_64