Debian: DSA-3998-1: nss security update
Debian: DSA-3998-1: nss security update
Martin Thomson discovered that nss, the Mozilla Network Security Service library, is prone to a use-after-free vulnerability in the TLS 1.2 implementation when handshake hashes are generated. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause an application using the nss
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3998-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso October 11, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : nss CVE ID : CVE-2017-7805 Martin Thomson discovered that nss, the Mozilla Network Security Service library, is prone to a use-after-free vulnerability in the TLS 1.2 implementation when handshake hashes are generated. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause an application using the nss library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potentially to execute arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.26-1+debu8u3. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.26.2-1.1+deb9u1. For the testing distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.33-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.33-1. We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.