Gentoo: GLSA-202007-49 Low Severity: NSS DSA Key Info Disclosure
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July 26, 2020
NSS has an information disclosure vulnerability when handling DSA keys.
Summary
NSS was found to not always perform constant-time operations when working with DSA key material.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All NSS users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/nss-3.52.1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-12399 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12399
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-49
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Low
Title: Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS): Information
Date: July 27, 2020
Bugs: #726842
ID: 202007-49
Topics Covered
Background
The Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) is a library implementing
security features like SSL v.2/v.3, TLS, PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11,
PKCS #12, S/MIME and X.509 certificates.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/nss < 3.52.1 >= 3.52.1
Impact
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An attacker may be able to obtain information about a DSA private key.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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