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CVE-2021-3698
published 2022-03-10

CVE-2021-3698: A flaw was found in Cockpit in versions prior to 260 in the way it handles the certificate verification performed by the System Security Services Daemon…

PriorityP341high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
0.66%
47.7th percentile
A flaw was found in Cockpit in versions prior to 260 in the way it handles the certificate verification performed by the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD). This flaw allows client certificates to authenticate successfully, regardless of the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) configuration or the certificate status. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
agentejocockpit>= 0 < 260-1260-1
agentejocockpit>= 0 < 260-1260-1
agentejocockpit>= 0 < 260-1260-1
cockpit-projectcockpit< 260260
cockpit-projectcockpit
debiancockpit< cockpit 260-1 (bookworm)cockpit 260-1 (bookworm)
msrccm1_cockpit_248-3_on_cbl_mariner_1.0
redhatenterprise_linux

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_msrc7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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