Red Hat: 2012:1091-01: nss, nspr, and nss-util: Moderate Advisory
Summary
Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support
the cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server
applications. Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) provides platform
independence for non-GUI operating system facilities.
A flaw was found in the way the ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One)
decoder in NSS handled zero length items. This flaw could cause the decoder
to incorrectly skip or replace certain items with a default value, or could
cause an application to crash if, for example, it received a
specially-crafted OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) response.
(CVE-2012-0441)
The nspr package has been upgraded to upstream version 4.9.1, which
provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version.
(BZ#833762)
The nss-util package has been upgraded to upstream version 3.13.5, which
provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version.
(BZ#833763)
The nss package has been upgraded to upstream version 3.13.5, which
provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version.
(BZ#834100)
All NSS, NSPR, and nss-util users are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which correct these issues and add these enhancements. After
installing this update, applications using NSS, NSPR, or nss-util must be
restarted for this update to take effect.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-0441.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-39/
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-tools-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
x86_64:
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-tools-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
x86_64:
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64:
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-tools-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64:
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-tools-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
ppc64:
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.ppc.rpm
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.ppc.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.ppc.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
nss-tools-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.s390.rpm
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.s390x.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.s390.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.s390x.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.s390.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.s390x.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
nss-tools-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-tools-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
ppc64:
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-tools-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
x86_64:
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.i686.rpm
nspr-devel-4.9.1-2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-tools-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-util-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
x86_64:
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.13.5-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
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Topic
Updated nss, nss-util, and nspr packages that fix one security issue,several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red HatEnterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
827833 - CVE-2012-0441 nss: NSS parsing errors with zero length items
833762 - Update RHEL 6.x to NSPR 4.9.1 for Mozilla 10.0.6
833763 - Update nss-util on RHEL 6.x to NSS 3.13.5 for Mozilla 10.0.6
834100 - Update RHEL 6.x to NSS 3.13.5 and NSPR 4.9.1 for Mozilla 10.0.6