RHBA-2013:0424 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated jss packages that fix one bug and add one enhancement are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Java Security Services (JSS) provides an interface between Java Virtual Machine
and Network Security Services (NSS). It supports most of the security standards
and encryption technologies supported by NSS including communication through
SSL/TLS network protocols. JSS is primarily utilized by the Certificate Server.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Previously, some JSS calls to certain NSS functions were to be replaced with

calls to the JCA interface. The original JSS calls were therefore deprecated and
as such caused warnings to be reported during refactoring. However, the
deprecated calls have not been fully replaced with their JCA-based
implementation in JSS 4.2. With this update, the calls are now no longer
deprecated and the warnings now longer occur. (BZ#797352)

Also, this update adds the following enhancement:

• This update adds support for Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) key archival in

JSS. It provides new methods, such as getCurve(),
Java_org_mozilla_jss_asn1_ASN1Util_getTagDescriptionByOid() and
getECCurveBytesByX509PublicKeyBytes().
(BZ#804838)

All users of jss are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
this bug and add this enhancement.

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
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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