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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-7531
medium Nessus Plugin ID 231341
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Synopsis
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.Description
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.- Calling `PK11_Encrypt()` in NSS using CKM_CHACHA20 and the same buffer for input and output can result in plaintext on an Intel Sandy Bridge processor. In Firefox this only affects the QUIC header protection feature when the connection is using the ChaCha20-Poly1305 cipher suite. The most likely outcome is connection failure, but if the connection persists despite the high packet loss it could be possible for a network observer to identify packets as coming from the same source despite a network path change. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 115.14, and Firefox ESR < 128.1. (CVE-2024-7531)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-7531
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 231341
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_7531.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/6/2025
Updated: 8/30/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-7531
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs115, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-util-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-util, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs52, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-sysinit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nspr-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn-freebl, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nspr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-tools, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs38, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-util, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn-devel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs78, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-softokn, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nspr, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-softokn-freebl-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nss, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-sysinit, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nspr-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-util-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss-softokn-freebl-devel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs68, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs91, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-softokn-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-softokn-freebl, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mozjs102
Required KB Items: Host/OS/identifier, Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-7531