- Issued:
- 2011-09-12
- Updated:
- 2011-09-12
RHSA-2011:1282 - Important: nss and nspr security update
Synopsis
Important: nss and nspr security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Important
Topic
Updated nss and nspr packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact.
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.
It was found that a Certificate Authority (CA) issued fraudulent HTTPS certificates. This update renders any HTTPS certificates signed by that CA as untrusted. This covers all uses of the certificates, including SSL, S/MIME, and code signing. (BZ#734316)
Note: This fix only applies to applications using the NSS Builtin Object Token. It does not render the certificates untrusted for applications that use the NSS library, but do not use the NSS Builtin Object Token.
These updated packages upgrade NSS to version 3.12.10 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. As well, they upgrade NSPR to version 4.8.8 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, as required by the NSS update. The packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 include a backported patch.
All NSS and NSPR users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct this issue. After installing the update, applications using NSS and NSPR must be restarted for the changes 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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance (from RHUI) | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 4 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 4 | s390 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.1 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- nss-tools-3.12.10-4.el4.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el4.s390x.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el4.src.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.i686.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el5_7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.12.9-12.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.10-4.el4.ppc.rpm
- nss-3.12.9-12.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el4.ia64.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el5_7.s390.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.s390x.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el4.ppc.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.10-4.el5_7.i386.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.ppc.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.ppc.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.12.9-12.el6_1.i686.rpm
- nss-3.12.9-12.el6_1.s390x.rpm
- nss-sysinit-3.12.9-12.el6_1.s390x.rpm
- nss-sysinit-3.12.9-12.el6_1.i686.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el4.ppc.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.9-12.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.9-12.el6_1.i686.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.9-12.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
- nss-sysinit-3.12.9-12.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el5_7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.i386.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el5_7.ia64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.10-4.el5_7.s390x.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el4.ppc64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.i386.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.s390.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.9-12.el6_1.s390x.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el4.i386.rpm
- nss-3.12.9-12.el6_1.src.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.s390.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el4.s390.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el5_7.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el4.src.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el5_7.ppc.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el5_7.s390.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.s390.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el4.s390x.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el5_7.s390x.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el4.s390.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el5_7.ia64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.ia64.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el4.i386.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el5_7.i386.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.ppc.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.10-4.el5_7.ia64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.i686.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.10-4.el4.ia64.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el5_7.ppc.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.10-4.el4.s390x.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el4.ppc.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el4.s390.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el5_7.s390x.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el4.ppc64.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.12.9-12.el6_1.ppc.rpm
- nss-3.12.9-12.el6_1.ppc.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.12.9-12.el6_1.s390.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.12.9-12.el6_1.s390x.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el4.i386.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.12.9-12.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.ppc.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.10-4.el4.i386.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.s390x.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.s390x.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el4.s390x.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.s390x.rpm
- nss-3.12.9-12.el6_1.i686.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el5_7.i386.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el5_7.ia64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.s390.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el4.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el4.s390.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el5_7.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el4.x86_64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el4.ia64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.10-4.el5_7.ppc.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el4.s390x.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el5_7.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el5_7.s390.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el5_7.ppc.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el4.ia64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el5_7.ia64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el5_7.i386.rpm
- nss-3.12.9-12.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el4.ia64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.9-12.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
- nss-3.12.9-12.el6_1.s390.rpm
- nss-devel-3.12.10-4.el4.x86_64.rpm
- nss-3.12.10-4.el5_7.src.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el5_7.src.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el4.i386.rpm
- nss-sysinit-3.12.9-12.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.10-4.el5_7.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-4.8.8-1.el4.ppc.rpm
- nss-tools-3.12.10-4.el4.s390.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el5_7.s390x.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.8.8-1.el5_7.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
Additional information
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