CVE-2020-29362
An issue was discovered in p11-kit 0.21.1 through 0.23.21. A heap-based buffer over-read has been discovered in the RPC protocol used by thep11-kit server/remote commands and the client library. When
02 Description
An issue was discovered in p11-kit 0.21.1 through 0.23.21. A heap-based buffer over-read has been discovered in the RPC protocol used by thep11-kit server/remote commands and the client library. When
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 82.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-12-16 13:32Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 09:40Z14 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-11-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 20ab7e13a75299a97ac983e3a7b72ceac8f7ef8f09ad56b1d01556872ea19273
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/p11-glue/p11-kit/releases
- github.comhttps://github.com/p11-glue/p11-kit/security/advisories/GHSA-5wpq-43j2-6qwc
- www.debian.orgDSA-4822https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4822
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20210104 [SECURITY] [DLA 2513-1] p11-kit security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00002.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- p11-kit Fixed in 0.23.22-1.el8
- p11-kit-devel Fixed in 0.23.22-1.el8
- p11-kit-server Fixed in 0.23.22-1.el8
- p11-kit-trust Fixed in 0.23.22-1.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- p11-kit Fixed in 0.23.22-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- p11-kit Fixed in 0.23.22-1.el8
- p11-kit-devel Fixed in 0.23.22-1.el8
- p11-kit-server Fixed in 0.23.22-1.el8
- p11-kit-trust Fixed in 0.23.22-1.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- p11-kit Fixed in 0.23.22-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- p11-kit Fixed in 0.23.22-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- p11-kit Fixed in 0.23.22-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- p11-kit Fixed in 0.23.2-5~ubuntu16.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- p11-kit Fixed in 0.23.9-2ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- p11-kit Fixed in 0.23.20-1ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.