QID 355873

QID 355873: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for ca-certificates : ALAS2023-2023-297

Certifi is a curated collection of root certificates for validating the trustworthiness of ssl certificates while verifying the identity of tls hosts.
Certifi prior to version 2023.07.22 recognizes "e-tugra" root certificates.
E-tugra's root certificates were subject to an investigation prompted by reporting of security issues in their systems.
Certifi 2023.07.22 removes root certificates from "e-tugra" from the root store. (
( CVE-2023-37920)



Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2023-2023-297 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2023-2023-297 amazon linux 2023 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-297.html