RHSA-2021:0538: Moderate: nss security and bug fix update

Published Feb 16, 2021
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Updated

Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support the cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications.Security Fix(es): nss: Side channel attack on ECDSA signature generation (CVE-2020-6829) nss: P-384 and P-521 implementation uses a side-channel vulnerable modular inversion function (CVE-2020-12400) nss: CHACHA20-POLY1305 decryption with undersized tag leads to out-of-bounds read (CVE-2020-12403) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.Bug Fix(es): Support key wrap/unwrap with RSA-OAEP (BZ#1896431) 1536bit group from RFC3526 is allowed in FIPS mode when in policy DH-MIN is set to be lower than 1536 (BZ#1896432) when NSSSDBUSECACHE not set, after curl access https, dentry increase but never released - consider alternative algorithm for benchmarking ACCESS call in sdbmeasureAccess [rhel-8] (BZ#1896933) Policy should allow overriding library defaults (BZ#1898702) KDF-self-tests-induced changes for nss in RHEL 8.4 (BZ#1898953) nss: non-blocksize requests to IKEv1 KDF returns bogus output (BZ#1904408)

Affected Software

68 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/nss<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-debugsource<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-debugsource<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-sysinit<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-sysinit-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-sysinit-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-tools<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-tools-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-tools-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-util<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-util<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-util-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-util-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-util-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-util-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-sysinit<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-tools<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-debugsource<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-sysinit<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-sysinit-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-tools<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-tools-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-util<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-util-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss-util-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3
3.53.1-17.el8_3
redhat/nss<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-debugsource<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-softokn<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-softokn-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-softokn-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-softokn-freebl-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-sysinit<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-sysinit-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-tools<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-tools-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-util<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-util-debuginfo<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
redhat/nss-util-devel<3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa
3.53.1-17.el8_3.aa

Remediation

Event History

Aug 15, 2025
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·06:46 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·06:46 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2021:0538?

The severity of RHSA-2021:0538 is categorized as important.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2021:0538?

To fix RHSA-2021:0538, update to the package version 3.53.1-17.el8_3 or later.

3

What vulnerabilities are addressed in RHSA-2021:0538?

RHSA-2021:0538 addresses security issues including a side channel attack on ECDSA signature generation (CVE-2020-6829).

4

Which software packages are affected by RHSA-2021:0538?

Affected packages include nss, nss-debuginfo, nss-devel, and various nss-softokn packages.

5

When was the RHSA-2021:0538 advisory issued?

The RHSA-2021:0538 advisory was issued on April 13, 2021.

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