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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1857-1] nss security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'nss' package(s) announced via the DSA-1857-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Vulnerabilities have been discovered in nss, the Mozilla Network Security Service library. CVE-2019-11719: Out-of-bounds read when importing curve25519 private key When importing a curve25519 private key in PKCS#8format with leading 0x00 bytes, it is possible to trigger an out-of-bounds read in the Network Security Services (NSS) library. This could lead to information disclosure. CVE-2019-11729: Empty or malformed p256-ECDH public keys may trigger a segmentation fault Empty or malformed p256-ECDH public keys may trigger a segmentation fault due values being improperly sanitized before being copied into memory and used.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'nss' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 2:3.26-1+debu8u5. We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages.