- Issued:
- 2013-01-31
- Updated:
- 2013-01-31
RHSA-2013:0214 - Important: nss and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Synopsis
Important: nss and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Important
Topic
Updated nss and nspr packages that fix one security issue, various bugs, and add enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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) mis-issued two intermediate certificates to customers. These certificates could be used to launch man-in-the-middle attacks. This update renders those certificates as untrusted. This covers all uses of the certificates, including SSL, S/MIME, and code signing. (BZ#890605)
In addition, the nss package has been upgraded to upstream version 3.13.6, and the nspr package has been upgraded to upstream version 4.9.2. These updates provide a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous versions. (BZ#893371, BZ#893372)
All NSS and NSPR users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues and add these enhancements. 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.9 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.9 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.9 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 5.9 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 5.9 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | 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 from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 5.9 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 5.9 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 5.9 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 5.9 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 5.9 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- nss-debuginfo-3.13.6-3.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.9.2-2.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.13.6-3.el5_9.s390.rpm
- nspr-4.9.2-2.el5_9.s390x.rpm
- nss-3.13.6-3.el5_9.s390.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ppc.rpm
- nss-3.13.6-3.el5_9.i386.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.9.2-2.el5_9.s390.rpm
- nss-3.13.6-3.el5_9.s390x.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.s390x.rpm
- nss-tools-3.13.6-3.el5_9.s390x.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.9.2-2.el5_9.ia64.rpm
- nspr-4.9.2-2.el5_9.ia64.rpm
- nss-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ia64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ia64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.i386.rpm
- nss-tools-3.13.6-3.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.13.6-3.el5_9.s390x.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.9.2-2.el5_9.i386.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.i386.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.9.2-2.el5_9.ia64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ia64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ia64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.s390.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.9.2-2.el5_9.s390.rpm
- nspr-4.9.2-2.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.9.2-2.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
- nss-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ppc.rpm
- nss-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ppc.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.13.6-3.el5_9.i386.rpm
- nss-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.13.6-3.el5_9.i386.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
- nss-3.13.6-3.el5_9.src.rpm
- nss-tools-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ppc.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-4.9.2-2.el5_9.s390.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.9.2-2.el5_9.s390x.rpm
- nss-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.s390.rpm
- nss-3.13.6-3.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.s390x.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ia64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.9.2-2.el5_9.i386.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.9.2-2.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.9.2-2.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.13.6-3.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.9.2-2.el5_9.ppc.rpm
- nspr-4.9.2-2.el5_9.src.rpm
- nspr-4.9.2-2.el5_9.ppc.rpm
- nspr-4.9.2-2.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-4.9.2-2.el5_9.i386.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.9.2-2.el5_9.ppc.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ppc.rpm
- nss-3.13.6-3.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.9.2-2.el5_9.s390x.rpm
Fixes
- This content is not included.BZ - 890605
- This content is not included.BZ - 893371
- This content is not included.BZ - 893372
CVEs
(none)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
- Content from www.mozilla.org is not included.Content from www.mozilla.org is not included.http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-20.html
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.