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Posted on 07 November 2011
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2339-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
November 07, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : nss
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2011-3640
Debian Bug : 647614
This update to the NSS cryptographic libraries revokes the trust in the
"DigiCert Sdn. Bhd" certificate authority. More information can be found
in the Mozilla Security Blog:
http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2011/11/03/revoking-trust-in-digicert-sdn-bhd-intermediate-certificate-authority/
This update also fixes an insecure load path for pkcs11.txt configuration
file (CVE-2011-3640).
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.12.3.1-0lenny7.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.12.8-1+squeeze4.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.13.1.with.ckbi.1.88-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
