openSUSE Security Update : apache2-mod_nss (openSUSE-SU-2014:0979-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77132

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

apache2-mod_nss is alternative yet not exclusive to mod_nss. This update introduces Server Name Indication support to mod_nss, which was not available previously. In addition to SNI, GCM ciphers have been added to the cipher list of mod_nss. A bug was corrected that prevented the entry of the certificate store passphrase if such a passphrase was set. Please note that the configuration presets were slightly changed so that the new ciphers are preferred (NSSCipherSuite directive), and the VirtualHost directive is now contained in /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/vhost-nss.templace (not used by apache because not named *.conf).

Solution

Update the affected apache2-mod_nss packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859439

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863518

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=878681

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00010.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77132

File Name: openSUSE-2014-488.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/12/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-mod_nss, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-mod_nss-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:apache2-mod_nss-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2014