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Red Hat Security Advisory 2014-0916-01

Red Hat Security Advisory 2014-0916-01
Posted Jul 22, 2014
Authored by Red Hat | Site access.redhat.com

Red Hat Security Advisory 2014-0916-01 - Network Security Services is a set of libraries designed to support the cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. Netscape Portable Runtime provides platform independence for non-GUI operating system facilities. A race condition was found in the way NSS verified certain certificates. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash an application using NSS or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running that application.

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Red Hat Security Advisory 2014-0916-01

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Critical: nss and nspr security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:0916-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0916.html
Issue date: 2014-07-22
CVE Names: CVE-2014-1544
=====================================================================

1. Summary:

Updated nss and nspr packages that fix one security issue are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 7.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Critical
security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in
the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

3. Description:

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 race condition was found in the way NSS verified certain certificates.
A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash an application using NSS or,
possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
that application. (CVE-2014-1544)

Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting
CVE-2014-1544. Upstream acknowledges Tyson Smith and Jesse Schwartzentruber
as the original reporters.

Users of NSS and NSPR are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which correct this issue. After installing this update, applications using
NSS or NSPR must be restarted for this update 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/articles/11258

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

1116198 - CVE-2014-1544 nss: Race-condition in certificate verification can lead to Remote code execution (MFSA 2014-63)

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.src.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.src.rpm

i386:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm

x86_64:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.src.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.src.rpm

i386:
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm

x86_64:
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.src.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.src.rpm

i386:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm

ia64:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ia64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ia64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ia64.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ia64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ia64.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ia64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ia64.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ia64.rpm

ppc:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc.rpm
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc64.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.ppc.rpm

s390x:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390.rpm
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390x.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390x.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.s390x.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390x.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390x.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390x.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390x.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-4.10.6-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.i386.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.3-7.el5_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):

Source:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.src.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.src.rpm

x86_64:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):

x86_64:
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):

Source:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.src.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.src.rpm

x86_64:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):

x86_64:
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):

Source:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.src.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.src.rpm

ppc64:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc.rpm
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390.rpm
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390x.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390x.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.s390x.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):

ppc64:
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):

Source:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.src.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.src.rpm

x86_64:
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-debuginfo-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.i686.rpm
nspr-devel-4.10.6-1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-sysinit-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-tools-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):

x86_64:
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-debuginfo-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.i686.rpm
nss-pkcs11-devel-3.15.4-7.el7_0.x86_64.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://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2014-1544.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
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