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Debian 9 Stretch: DLA-2836-1 Critical: nss Heap Overflow

debian lts
Calendar Grey December 2, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2837-1 highlights buffer overflow vulnerability in openssl package. Upgrade is advised for protection.
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 Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
2:3.26.2-1.1+deb9u3.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: nss
Version: 2:3.26.2-1.1+deb9u3
CVE ID: CVE-2021-43527

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