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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: opencryptoki (CVE-2024-0914)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 296190

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of opencryptoki installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-0914 advisory.

 - A timing side-channel vulnerability has been discovered in the opencryptoki package while processing RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 padded ciphertexts. This flaw could potentially enable unauthorized RSA ciphertext decryption or signing, even without access to the corresponding private key. (CVE-2024-0914)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0914

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 296190

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-0914.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0914

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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:microsoft:azure_linux:opencryptoki-swtok, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:opencryptoki-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:opencryptoki, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:opencryptoki-icsftok, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:opencryptoki-ccatok, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:opencryptoki-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:opencryptoki-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-0914