RHBA-2010:0644 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated nss packages that resolve an issue are now available.

Description

NSS is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of
security-enabled client and server applications. Applications built with NSS can
support SSL v2 and v3, TLS, PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11, PKCS #12, S/MIME, X.509
v3 certificates, and other security standards.

These updated nss packages fix the following bug:

• a header, 'prlink.h', caused compiler warnings when it was included in an

application built with the strict prototype checking enabled (i.e. when
"-Wstrict-prototypes" was included in the 'CFLAGS'). If such warnings were
treated as errors in the compiler flags (i.e. if "-Werror" was used), the
affected application would not compile. The affected applications did not, in
fact, need 'prlink.h', they were including it indirectly via another header.
This update fixes the header so that it does not expose the faulty header and
enables nss client software to build with strict prototype checking enabled, as
expected. (BZ#587546)

All users of NSS are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve
this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.8 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.8 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.8 ppc

Fixes

• BZ - 625015 - prlink.h gives warning with -Wstrict-prototypes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)