USN-8158-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8158-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8158-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8158-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2026-04-08T19:25:33Z
Modified
2026-04-16T09:59:18.597041482Z
Summary
dogtag-pki vulnerability
Details

Fraser Tweedale and Geetika Kapoor discovered that Dogtag PKI could renew a certificate without proper authentication. An attacker could possibly use this to repeatedly renew a compromised certificate and maintain unauthorized access to a system or resource.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / dogtag-pki

Package

Name
dogtag-pki
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dogtag-pki@10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1

Affected versions

10.*
10.3.5+12-4ubuntu1
10.3.5+12-5
10.5.3-3
10.5.3-4
10.5.5-1
10.6.0~beta2-3
10.6.0-1ubuntu1
10.6.0-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dogtag-pki",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dogtag-pki-console-theme",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dogtag-pki-server-theme",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsymkey-java",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsymkey-jni",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-base",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-base-java",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-ca",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-console",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-javadoc",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-kra",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-ocsp",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-server",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-tks",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-tools",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-tps",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-tps-client",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pki-base",
            "binary_version": "10.6.0-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-20179",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "high"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8158-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / dogtag-pki

Package

Name
dogtag-pki
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dogtag-pki@10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

10.*
10.7.3-4
10.8.3-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dogtag-pki",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dogtag-pki-console-theme",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dogtag-pki-server-theme",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsymkey-java",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsymkey-jni",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-base",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-base-java",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-ca",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-console",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-javadoc",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-kra",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-ocsp",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-server",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-tks",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-tools",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-tps",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pki-tps-client",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pki-base",
            "binary_version": "10.8.3-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-20179",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "high"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8158-1.json"