A Mozilla Network Security Service security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-37
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Network Security Service: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 16, 2020
Bugs: #627534, #676868, #701840
ID: 202003-37
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Network Security
Service (NSS), the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Background
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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.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/nss < 3.49 >= 3.49
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Network
Security Service (NSS). Please review the CVE identifiers referenced
below for details.
Impact
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An attacker could execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service
condition or have other unspecified impact.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) users should upgrade to the
latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/nss-3.49"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-11695
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11695
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-11696
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11696
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-11697
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11697
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-11698
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11698
[ 5 ] CVE-2018-18508
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18508
[ 6 ] CVE-2019-11745
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11745
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-37
Concerns?
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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.
License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5