Issued:

2013-11-20

Updated:

2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:1558 - nss and nspr bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

nss and nspr bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated nss and nspr packages that fix a number of bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support the cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) provides platform independence for non-GUI operating system facilities.

The nss family of packages, consisting of nss, nss-softokn, and nss-util, has been upgraded to the higher upstream versions, which provide a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous versions:

• The nss package has been upgraded to the upstream version 3.15.1. (BZ#918950, BZ#918950)

• The nss-softokn package has been upgraded to the upstream version 3.14.3 (BZ#919172)

• The nss-util package has been upgraded to the upstream version 3.15.1 (BZ#919174, BZ#919174)

The nspr package has been upgraded to upstream version 4.10, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#919180, BZ#1002643)

These updated nss and nspr packages include numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes:

https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.5_Technical_Notes/nss-and-nspr.html#RHBA-2013-1558

Users of nss and nsrp are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these issues and add these enhancements. After installing this update, applications using NSS or NSPR must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• nspr-4.10.0-1.el6.src.rpm
• nss-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-3.15.1-15.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-sysinit-3.15.1-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-util-debuginfo-3.15.1-3.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-3.14.3-9.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-softokn-3.14.3-9.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-3.15.1-15.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-debuginfo-3.15.1-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nspr-debuginfo-4.10.0-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-softokn-3.14.3-9.el6.src.rpm
• nss-util-3.15.1-3.el6.ppc.rpm
• nspr-devel-4.10.0-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-util-devel-3.15.1-3.el6.ppc.rpm
• nspr-4.10.0-1.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-util-devel-3.15.1-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nspr-debuginfo-4.10.0-1.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-util-3.15.1-3.el6.s390x.rpm
• nspr-4.10.0-1.el6.s390x.rpm
• nspr-4.10.0-1.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-3.14.3-9.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-sysinit-3.15.1-15.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-3.14.3-9.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-debuginfo-3.15.1-15.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-softokn-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-softokn-3.14.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.14.3-9.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-softokn-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.ppc.rpm
• nspr-4.10.0-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nspr-debuginfo-4.10.0-1.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-util-devel-3.15.1-3.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-3.15.1-15.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-softokn-3.14.3-9.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nspr-devel-4.10.0-1.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.14.3-9.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-util-3.15.1-3.el6.i686.rpm
• nspr-debuginfo-4.10.0-1.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-tools-3.15.1-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-debuginfo-3.15.1-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-util-debuginfo-3.15.1-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-util-debuginfo-3.15.1-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-util-devel-3.15.1-3.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-3.15.1-15.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-util-3.15.1-3.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-softokn-3.14.3-9.el6.s390.rpm
• nspr-4.10.0-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nspr-devel-4.10.0-1.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-sysinit-3.15.1-15.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-sysinit-3.15.1-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-util-debuginfo-3.15.1-3.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-softokn-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.s390.rpm
• nspr-devel-4.10.0-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-3.14.3-9.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.14.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-softokn-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nspr-devel-4.10.0-1.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-softokn-3.14.3-9.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-softokn-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-3.15.1-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-tools-3.15.1-15.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-util-3.15.1-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nspr-debuginfo-4.10.0-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-softokn-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.14.3-9.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-util-3.15.1-3.el6.src.rpm
• nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.14.3-9.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-debuginfo-3.15.1-15.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-3.15.1-15.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nspr-debuginfo-4.10.0-1.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-debuginfo-3.15.1-15.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-3.14.3-9.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-3.15.1-15.el6.src.rpm
• nss-softokn-3.14.3-9.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-util-debuginfo-3.15.1-3.el6.ppc.rpm
• nss-util-devel-3.15.1-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.14.3-9.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-util-debuginfo-3.15.1-3.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-tools-3.15.1-15.el6.s390x.rpm
• nspr-devel-4.10.0-1.el6.s390.rpm
• nspr-4.10.0-1.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-util-3.15.1-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
• nss-util-devel-3.15.1-3.el6.s390x.rpm
• nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.14.3-9.el6.s390.rpm
• nss-softokn-freebl-3.14.3-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
• nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.1-15.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-tools-3.15.1-15.el6.i686.rpm
• nss-debuginfo-3.15.1-15.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 882408
• This content is not included.BZ - 903017
• This content is not included.BZ - 905013
• This content is not included.BZ - 918950
• This content is not included.BZ - 919172
• This content is not included.BZ - 919174
• This content is not included.BZ - 919180
• This content is not included.BZ - 950155
• This content is not included.BZ - 960193
• This content is not included.BZ - 960208
• This content is not included.BZ - 975755
• This content is not included.BZ - 976572
• This content is not included.BZ - 977341
• This content is not included.BZ - 988083
• This content is not included.BZ - 990631
• This content is not included.BZ - 1008534
• This content is not included.BZ - 1010224

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.5_Technical_Notes/nss-and-nspr.html#RHBA-2013-1558

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
• Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.