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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-46 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS): Multiple |
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vulnerabilities |
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Date: January 19, 2017 |
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Bugs: #550288, #571086, #604916 |
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ID: 201701-46 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NSS, the worst of which |
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could allow remote attackers to obtain access to private key |
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information. |
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Background |
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The Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) is a library implementing |
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security features like SSL v.2/v.3, TLS, PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11, |
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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 < 3.28 >= 3.28 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NSS. Please review the |
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CVE identifiers and technical papers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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Remote attackers could conduct man-in-the-middle attacks, obtain access |
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to private key information, or cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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========== |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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========== |
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All NSS users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/nss-3.28" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-2721 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2721 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2015-4000 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4000 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2015-7575 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7575 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2016-1938 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1938 |
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[ 5 ] CVE-2016-5285 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5285 |
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[ 6 ] CVE-2016-8635 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8635 |
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[ 7 ] CVE-2016-9074 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9074 |
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[ 8 ] SLOTH Attack Technical Paper |
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http://www.mitls.org/pages/attacks/SLOTH |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |