- Issued:
- 2019-08-06
- Updated:
- 2019-08-06
RHSA-2019:2237 - Moderate: nss, nss-softokn, nss-util, and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Synopsis
Moderate: nss, nss-softokn, nss-util, and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Moderate
Topic
An update for nss, nss-softokn, nss-util, and nspr is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) 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.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: nss (3.44.0), nss-softokn (3.44.0), nss-util (3.44.0), nspr (4.21.0). (BZ#1645231, BZ#1692269, BZ#1692271, BZ#1692274)
Security Fix(es):
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ROHNP: Key Extraction Side Channel in Multiple Crypto Libraries (CVE-2018-0495)
-
nss: Cache side-channel variant of the Bleichenbacher attack (CVE-2018-12404)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
After installing this update, applications using nss or nspr (for example, Firefox) must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 7 | 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, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| 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 Desktop | 7 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- nss-3.44.0-4.el7.src.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.44.0-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-util-devel-3.44.0-3.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-4.21.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-util-3.44.0-3.el7.s390.rpm
- nss-util-devel-3.44.0-3.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-util-3.44.0-3.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-4.21.0-1.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-util-devel-3.44.0-3.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-4.21.0-1.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-3.44.0-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-util-debuginfo-3.44.0-3.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-softokn-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.s390x.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.21.0-1.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-util-devel-3.44.0-3.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.44.0-4.el7.s390.rpm
- nspr-4.21.0-1.el7.src.rpm
- nss-tools-3.44.0-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-softokn-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-softokn-3.44.0-5.el7.s390.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.21.0-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-util-devel-3.44.0-3.el7.s390.rpm
- nss-tools-3.44.0-4.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-tools-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.44.0-5.el7.s390.rpm
- nss-util-debuginfo-3.44.0-3.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-3.44.0-5.el7.s390.rpm
- nss-softokn-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-3.44.0-4.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.21.0-1.el7.s390.rpm
- nss-softokn-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc.rpm
- nss-softokn-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.s390.rpm
- nss-softokn-3.44.0-5.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-softokn-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-sysinit-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.s390.rpm
- nss-util-debuginfo-3.44.0-3.el7.ppc.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.21.0-1.el7.ppc.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc.rpm
- nss-util-debuginfo-3.44.0-3.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-util-debuginfo-3.44.0-3.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-sysinit-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-util-3.44.0-3.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.s390.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.21.0-1.el7.ppc.rpm
- nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.44.0-5.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-sysinit-3.44.0-4.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc.rpm
- nss-util-devel-3.44.0-3.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-softokn-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-util-debuginfo-3.44.0-3.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-softokn-3.44.0-5.el7.src.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.21.0-1.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-tools-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-3.44.0-5.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.21.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-sysinit-3.44.0-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-softokn-3.44.0-5.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-util-3.44.0-3.el7.src.rpm
- nss-softokn-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-util-devel-3.44.0-3.el7.ppc.rpm
- nss-util-3.44.0-3.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.44.0-4.el7.i686.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.21.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-pkcs11-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.s390.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.21.0-1.el7.i686.rpm
- nspr-4.21.0-1.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.44.0-4.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.21.0-1.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-util-3.44.0-3.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-3.44.0-5.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-3.44.0-4.el7.s390.rpm
- nspr-4.21.0-1.el7.ppc.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc.rpm
- nss-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.21.0-1.el7.s390.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.s390x.rpm
- nspr-4.21.0-1.el7.s390.rpm
- nss-3.44.0-4.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-util-3.44.0-3.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.44.0-5.el7.i686.rpm
- nss-devel-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nspr-4.21.0-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-softokn-debuginfo-3.44.0-5.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-softokn-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nss-softokn-devel-3.44.0-5.el7.ppc.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.21.0-1.el7.ppc64.rpm
- nss-softokn-3.44.0-5.el7.x86_64.rpm
- nspr-devel-4.21.0-1.el7.s390x.rpm
- nss-util-debuginfo-3.44.0-3.el7.s390.rpm
- nss-util-3.44.0-3.el7.ppc.rpm
- nss-debuginfo-3.44.0-4.el7.ppc.rpm
- nspr-debuginfo-4.21.0-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- nss-softokn-freebl-3.44.0-5.el7.s390x.rpm
Fixes
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- This content is not included.BZ - 1444136
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CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.7_release_notes/index
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.