Description
The token processing system (pki-tps) in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) before 8.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Apache httpd web server child process restart) via certain unspecified empty search fields in a user certificate search query.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Certificate System 8 | pki-tps +2 | 8.1.3-2.el5pki | RHSA-2012:1550 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2012:1550 Red Hat Security Advisory: pki security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
References
- 1027846 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2012:1550 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869579
- 51482 third-party-advisory
- 56843 vdb-entry