CVE-2023-5388 is a timing side-channel vulnerability in the RSA decryption implementation of Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS). Observable differences in decryption timing could potentially allow an attacker to recover private data. Affected applications include Firefox before version 124, Firefox ESR before version 115.9, and Thunderbird before version 115.9. Firefox WebCrypto RSA-OAEP decryption is also identified as an affected operation.
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A timing side-channel vulnerability in NSS RSA decryption could allow an attacker to recover private data. The advisory rates it Medium, with a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, and recommends updating the nss library and related packages to version 2:3.98-1 or later. It states that no known exploits are available.
A vulnerability addressed by the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 container-image update; no technical details are provided in this advisory.
A vulnerability addressed by the updated RHEL 9 container images; no technical description is provided.
A CVE included in the OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.9 advisory; the content provides no further technical description.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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