Debian Security Advisory

DLA-759-1 nss -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
23 Dec 2016
Affected Packages:
nss
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-9074.
More information:

Franziskus Kiefer reported that the existing mitigations for some timing side-channel attacks were insufficient: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90/#CVE-2016-9074

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2:3.26-1+debu7u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS