# CVE-2016-3099: mod\_ns in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

mod_ns in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows remote attackers to force the use of ciphers that were not intended to be enabled.

## What to do

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183102.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319052
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183129.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2602.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184345.html

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