Issued:
2012-03-19
Updated:
2012-03-19

RHBA-2012:0394 - mod_nss bug fix update

Synopsis

mod_nss bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated mod_nss package that fixes two bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The mod_nss module provides strong cryptography for the Apache HTTP Server via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, using the Network Security Services (NSS) security library.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • The RHBA-2011:1656 errata advisory released a patch that fixed a problem of mod_nss crashing when clearing its SSL cache on startup without the NSS library initialized. However, that patch placed the fix in the improper location in the code, which caused a file descriptor leak in the Apache httpd daemon. With this update, the necessary fix has been relocated to the appropriate location in the code so that the problem is fixed and the file descriptor leak no longer occurs. (BZ#800270, BZ#800271)

All users of mod_nss are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs.

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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Storage2.0x86_64
Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI)2.0x86_64
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise2.0x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.2ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support6.2s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS6.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • mod_nss-debuginfo-1.0.8-14.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
  • mod_nss-1.0.8-14.el6_2.src.rpm
  • mod_nss-1.0.8-14.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
  • mod_nss-1.0.8-14.el6_2.i686.rpm
  • mod_nss-debuginfo-1.0.8-14.el6_2.s390x.rpm
  • mod_nss-1.0.8-14.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
  • mod_nss-1.0.8-14.el6_2.s390x.rpm
  • mod_nss-debuginfo-1.0.8-14.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
  • mod_nss-debuginfo-1.0.8-14.el6_2.i686.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information