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Debian: DSA-5016-1 Critical: NSS Heap Overflow Threat Exploitation

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Calendar Grey December 1, 2021
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4601-1 concerns a critical bug in the OpenSSL library; further information and fixes can be found.
Tavis Ormandy discovered that nss, the Mozilla Network Security Service library, is prone to a heap overflow flaw when verifying DSA or RSA-PPS signatures, which could result in de...
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed
in version 2:3.42.1-1+deb10u4.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:3.61-1+deb11u1.

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-2021-43527

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