CVE-2021-20179
First published: Fri Jan 08 2021(Updated: )
A flaw was found in pki-core. An attacker who has successfully compromised a key could use this flaw to renew the corresponding certificate over and over again, as long as it is not explicitly revoked. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Dogtagpki Dogtagpki | <10.5.0 | |
| Dogtagpki Dogtagpki | >=10.5.1<10.8.0 | |
| Dogtagpki Dogtagpki | >=10.8.1<10.9.0 | |
| Dogtagpki Dogtagpki | >=10.9.1<10.10.0 | |
| Dogtagpki Dogtagpki | >=10.10.1<10.11.0 | |
| Redhat Certificate System | =10.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux | =8.0 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =32 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =33 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =34 | |
| redhat/pki-core | <10.5 | 10.5 |
| redhat/pki-core | <10.8 | 10.8 |
| redhat/pki-core | <10.10 | 10.10 |
| redhat/pki-core | <10.11 | 10.11 |
| redhat/pki-core | <0:10.5.18-12.el7_9 | 0:10.5.18-12.el7_9 |
| redhat/pki-core | <0:10.5.9-15.el7_6 | 0:10.5.9-15.el7_6 |
| redhat/pki-core | <0:10.5.16-7.el7_7 | 0:10.5.16-7.el7_7 |
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Reference Links
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20179 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20179
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1914379
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0851
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0819
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0975
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0966
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1263
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-20179
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3474
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3475
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3476
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3477
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/3478
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DDOLFOLEIV7I4EUC3SCZBXL6E2ER7ZEN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HRE44N6P24AEDKRMWK7RPRLMCUUBRJII/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3I7BRAHLE2WWSY76W3CKFCF5WSSAE24/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1938207
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3I7BRAHLE2WWSY76W3CKFCF5WSSAE24/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HRE44N6P24AEDKRMWK7RPRLMCUUBRJII/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DDOLFOLEIV7I4EUC3SCZBXL6E2ER7ZEN/
Parent vulnerabilities
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-20179.
What is the affected software?
The affected software is pki-core version 10.5 up to exclusive 10.11.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-20179?
The severity of CVE-2021-20179 is high with a CVSS score of 8.1.
How does CVE-2021-20179 affect data confidentiality and integrity?
CVE-2021-20179 can lead to data confidentiality and integrity breaches.
How can I mitigate the vulnerability?
Apply the recommended patches or updates for pki-core version 10.5 up to exclusive 10.11.
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