Issued:
2012-02-20
Updated:
2012-02-20

RHBA-2012:0291 - nss and nspr bug fix update

Synopsis

nss and nspr bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated nss and nspr packages that fix three bugs and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The Network Security Services (NSS) libraries support the cross-platform development of security-enabled clients and server applications, the Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) provides platform independence for non-GUI operating system facilities.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, the selinux policy for mod_nss did not allow for correct handling of access vector caches (AVC). As a consequence, AVC could fail when running NSS. This update modifies the selinux policy so that AVC is handled as expected. (BZ#348761)

  • Prior to this update, the crmf library used a maximum length of 2048 bits for wrapped private keys. As a consequence, private keys exceeding the maximum lengths failed. With this update, the maximum key length is now identical with the the maximum modulus length. (BZ#704595)

  • Prior to this update, certain file descriptors were not closed. As a consequence, a file descriptor leak resulted upon continued reloading of the httpd service. This update modifies the underlying code and the descriptors are now correctly closed. (BZ#713373)

All NSS and NSPR users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add this enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • nss-tools-3.12.10-8.el5.ppc.rpm
  • nss-3.12.10-8.el5.ppc.rpm
  • nss-tools-3.12.10-8.el5.i386.rpm
  • nspr-4.8.8-2.el5.s390x.rpm
  • nss-3.12.10-8.el5.ppc64.rpm
  • nspr-devel-4.8.8-2.el5.ppc.rpm
  • nss-tools-3.12.10-8.el5.s390x.rpm
  • nss-3.12.10-8.el5.i386.rpm
  • nspr-4.8.8-2.el5.s390.rpm
  • nss-3.12.10-8.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • nspr-4.8.8-2.el5.ppc64.rpm
  • nspr-devel-4.8.8-2.el5.s390.rpm
  • nss-3.12.10-8.el5.s390x.rpm
  • nss-tools-3.12.10-8.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.ppc.rpm
  • nspr-devel-4.8.8-2.el5.ppc64.rpm
  • nss-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.s390.rpm
  • nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.ppc64.rpm
  • nss-3.12.10-8.el5.ia64.rpm
  • nss-3.12.10-8.el5.src.rpm
  • nspr-devel-4.8.8-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • nspr-devel-4.8.8-2.el5.s390x.rpm
  • nspr-4.8.8-2.el5.ppc.rpm
  • nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • nss-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.ppc64.rpm
  • nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.s390x.rpm
  • nspr-4.8.8-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • nss-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.s390x.rpm
  • nspr-devel-4.8.8-2.el5.ia64.rpm
  • nss-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.ppc.rpm
  • nss-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • nspr-4.8.8-2.el5.ia64.rpm
  • nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.s390.rpm
  • nss-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.i386.rpm
  • nspr-devel-4.8.8-2.el5.i386.rpm
  • nss-3.12.10-8.el5.s390.rpm
  • nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.ia64.rpm
  • nss-tools-3.12.10-8.el5.ia64.rpm
  • nspr-4.8.8-2.el5.i386.rpm
  • nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.i386.rpm
  • nspr-4.8.8-2.el5.src.rpm
  • nss-devel-3.12.10-8.el5.ia64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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