- Issued:
- 2014-07-22
- Updated:
- 2014-07-22
RHSA-2014:0916 - Critical: nss and nspr security update
Synopsis
Critical: nss and nspr security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Critical
Topic
Updated nss and nspr packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 7.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
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.
A race condition was found in the way NSS verified certain certificates. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash an application using NSS or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running that application. (CVE-2014-1544)
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting CVE-2014-1544. Upstream acknowledges Tyson Smith and Jesse Schwartzentruber as the original reporters.
Users of NSS and NSPR are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct this issue. 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/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.3 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.3 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 7 | x86_64 |
| 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 | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.src.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390.rpm
- nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390.rpm
- nss-tools-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
- nss-sysinit-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm
- nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
- nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
- nss-tools-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
- nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.src.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390.rpm
- nss-tools-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm
- nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390.rpm
- nss-sysinit-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390x.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390x.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
- nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm
- nss-sysinit-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390x.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.src.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
- nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ia64.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390x.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.src.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
- nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
- nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
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