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.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: nss (3.67.0), nspr (4.32.0). (BZ#1967980)
Security Fix(es):
* nss: TLS 1.3 CCS flood remote DoS Attack (CVE-2020-25648)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
* 8025 error code when creating subCAs (BZ#1977412)
* NSS cannot use SQL databases created by specific versions of NSS (BZ#1978443)
* Inconsistent handling of malformed CertificateRequest messages (BZ#1980050)
Enhancement(s):
* [IBM 8.5 FEAT] [P10] POWER10 performance enhancements for cryptography: NSS FreeBL (BZ#1978257)
Fixed packages 12
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nspr | 4.32.0-1.el8_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nspr-devel | 4.32.0-1.el8_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nss | 3.67.0-6.el8_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nss-devel | 3.67.0-6.el8_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nss-softokn | 3.67.0-6.el8_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nss-softokn-devel | 3.67.0-6.el8_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nss-softokn-freebl | 3.67.0-6.el8_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nss-softokn-freebl-devel | 3.67.0-6.el8_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nss-sysinit | 3.67.0-6.el8_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nss-tools | 3.67.0-6.el8_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nss-util | 3.67.0-6.el8_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | nss-util-devel | 3.67.0-6.el8_4 |
Vulnerabilities 1
-
Unscored —
A flaw was found in the way NSS handled CCS (ChangeCipherSpec) messages in TLS 1.3. This flaw allows a remote attacker …
References
-
report
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-25648