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RedHat 6 RHSA-2013:1866-01 Moderate: Ca-Certificates Man-In-The-Middle Risk

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An updated ca-certificates package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact.
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Synopsis:          Moderate: ca-certificates security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2013:1866-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1866.html
Issue date:        2013-12-20
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1. Summary:

An updated ca-certificates package that fixes one security issue is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate
security impact.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch

3. Description:

This package contains the set of CA certificates chosen by the Mozilla
Foundation for use with the Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

It was found that a subordinate Certificate Authority (CA) mis-issued an
intermediate certificate, which could be used to conduct man-in-the-middle
attacks. This update renders that particular intermediate certificate as
untrusted. (BZ#1038894)

All users should upgrade to this updated package. After installing the
update, all applications using the ca-certificates package must be
restarted for the changes to take effect.

4. 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/site/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1038894 - nss: Mis-issued ANSSI/DCSSI certificate (MFSA 2013-117)

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:

noarch:
ca-certificates-2013.1.95-65.1.el6_5.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):

Source:

noarch:
ca-certificates-2013.1.95-65.1.el6_5.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:

noarch:
ca-certificates-2013.1.95-65.1.el6_5.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:

noarch:
ca-certificates-2013.1.95-65.1.el6_5.noarch.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-117/

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
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RedHat 6 RHSA-2013:1866-01 Moderate: Ca-Certificates Man-In-The-Middle Risk

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Calendar Grey December 20, 2013
Dist Redhat Esm H88
The enhancement to the ca-certificates package addresses a critical man-in-the-middle vulnerability affecting users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
An updated ca-certificates package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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/site/articles/11258

Summary

This package contains the set of CA certificates chosen by the Mozilla Foundation for use with the Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
It was found that a subordinate Certificate Authority (CA) mis-issued an intermediate certificate, which could be used to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks. This update renders that particular intermediate certificate as untrusted. (BZ#1038894)
All users should upgrade to this updated package. After installing the update, all applications using the ca-certificates package must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-117/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
noarch: ca-certificates-2013.1.95-65.1.el6_5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
noarch: ca-certificates-2013.1.95-65.1.el6_5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
noarch: ca-certificates-2013.1.95-65.1.el6_5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
noarch: ca-certificates-2013.1.95-65.1.el6_5.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package


Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:1866-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2013-12-20

Topic

An updated ca-certificates package that fixes one security issue is nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1038894 - nss: Mis-issued ANSSI/DCSSI certificate (MFSA 2013-117)

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