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Debian: DSA-4579-1 Critical: NSS Denial Of Service And Code Execution

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Calendar Grey December 6, 2019
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Recent findings reveal two critical weaknesses in NSS that may result in service unavailability and execution of arbitrary code. A system update is strongly advised for all Debian users.
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in NSS, a set of cryptographic libraries, which may result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code

Summary

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in NSS, a set of cryptographic
libraries, which may result in denial of service and potentially the
execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in
version 2:3.42.1-1+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages.

For the detailed security status of nss please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/nss

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/



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Package: nss
CVE ID: CVE-2019-11745 CVE-2019-17007

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