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

RHBA-2013:0513 - mod_nss bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

mod_nss bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated mod_nss packages that fix one bug and add two enhancements are 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 bug:

  • The mod_nss module reported 'Required value NSSCipherSuite not set.' even though a value for NSSCipherSuite was present in the virtual host. This bug was a configuration issue which was exacerbated by a couple of confusing log messages. As a result, several log messages were changed to help clarify what values were actually missing. (BZ#769906)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements:

  • Added support for TLSv1.1 to mod_nss module (BZ#816394)

  • Added the ability to share mod_proxy with other SSL providers (BZ#835071)

Users of mod_nss are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug and add these enhancements.

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 - 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

  • mod_nss-1.0.8-18.el6.src.rpm
  • mod_nss-debuginfo-1.0.8-18.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • mod_nss-debuginfo-1.0.8-18.el6.s390x.rpm
  • mod_nss-1.0.8-18.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • mod_nss-1.0.8-18.el6.i686.rpm
  • mod_nss-debuginfo-1.0.8-18.el6.i686.rpm
  • mod_nss-1.0.8-18.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • mod_nss-1.0.8-18.el6.s390x.rpm
  • mod_nss-debuginfo-1.0.8-18.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information