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Red Hat: CVE-2021-20179: CVE-2021-20179 pki-core: Unprivileged users can renew any certificate (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2021-20179: CVE-2021-20179 pki-core: Unprivileged users can renew any certificate (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/15/2021
Created
03/18/2021
Added
03/18/2021
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-jss
  • redhat-upgrade-jss-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-jss-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-jss-javadoc
  • redhat-upgrade-ldapjdk
  • redhat-upgrade-ldapjdk-javadoc
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-base
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-base-java
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-ca
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-core-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-core-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-javadoc
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-kra
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-server
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-symkey
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-symkey-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-tools
  • redhat-upgrade-pki-tools-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-pki
  • redhat-upgrade-tomcatjss

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