ELA-273-1 nss security update

out-of-bounds read

2020-08-31
Packagenss
Version2:3.26-1+debu8u13
Related CVEs CVE-2020-12403


The ChaCha20 symmetric key cipher algorithm did not correctly enforce the tag length which may have led to an out-of-bounds read and a lack of confidentiality.



For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 2:3.26-1+debu8u13.

We recommend that you upgrade your nss packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.