Issued:
2013-02-20
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHBA-2013:0424 - jss bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

jss bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated jss packages that fix one bug and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Java Security Services (JSS) provides an interface between Java Virtual Machine and Network Security Services (NSS). It supports most of the security standards and encryption technologies supported by NSS including communication through SSL/TLS network protocols. JSS is primarily utilized by the Certificate Server.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, some JSS calls to certain NSS functions were to be replaced with calls to the JCA interface. The original JSS calls were therefore deprecated and as such caused warnings to be reported during refactoring. However, the deprecated calls have not been fully replaced with their JCA-based implementation in JSS 4.2. With this update, the calls are now no longer deprecated and the warnings now longer occur. (BZ#797352)

Also, this update adds the following enhancement:

  • This update adds support for Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) key archival in JSS. It provides new methods, such as getCurve(), Java_org_mozilla_jss_asn1_ASN1Util_getTagDescriptionByOid() and getECCurveBytesByX509PublicKeyBytes(). (BZ#804838)

All users of jss are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
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 Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • jss-debuginfo-4.2.6-24.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • jss-javadoc-4.2.6-24.el6.i686.rpm
  • jss-debuginfo-4.2.6-24.el6.i686.rpm
  • jss-javadoc-4.2.6-24.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • jss-javadoc-4.2.6-24.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • jss-4.2.6-24.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • jss-debuginfo-4.2.6-24.el6.s390x.rpm
  • jss-debuginfo-4.2.6-24.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • jss-4.2.6-24.el6.i686.rpm
  • jss-4.2.6-24.el6.src.rpm
  • jss-javadoc-4.2.6-24.el6.s390x.rpm
  • jss-4.2.6-24.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • jss-4.2.6-24.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information