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:
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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