GLSA 202003-37: Mozilla Network Security Service: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Mozilla Network Security Service: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	03/16/2020
Bugs:	#627534, #676868, #701840
ID:	202003-37

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS), the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

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

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/nss	< 3.49	>= 3.49	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS). Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

An attacker could execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition or have other unspecified impact.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

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

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202003-37.xml

Concerns?

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.