Medium: nss-softokn

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  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2023-6135

Mitre: CVE-2023-6135