Recommended update for apache2-mod_nss

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for apache2-mod_nss
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:1780-1
Rating: moderate
References: #921182 #927402 #928039 #930186 #930922 #933265 #933832
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

  • An update that has 7 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    The apache2 mod_nss module was updated to fix various bugs.

    * The default cipher list in the config template was updated and some less
    secure ciphers removed. (bsc#928039)
    * Various improvements and bugfixes to Server Name Indication (SNI)
    support were done, fixing bugs on machines with multiple vhosts and
    similar. (bnc#927402, bsc#927402, bsc#928039, bsc#930922, bsc#930186)
    * Added an alert about incorrect permissions on the certificate database
    (bsc#933265)
    * Send TLS server name extension on proxy connections (bsc#933832)
    * Removed the currently unsupported cipher ecdhe_rsa_aes_256_sha256 from
    the sample config (bsc#921182)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-apache2-mod_nss-12143=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-apache2-mod_nss-12143=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-apache2-mod_nss-12143=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-apache2-mod_nss-12143=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-apache2-mod_nss-12143=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • apache2-mod_nss-1.0.8-0.4.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • apache2-mod_nss-1.0.8-0.4.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • apache2-mod_nss-1.0.8-0.4.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • apache2-mod_nss-debuginfo-1.0.8-0.4.19.1
      • apache2-mod_nss-debugsource-1.0.8-0.4.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • apache2-mod_nss-debuginfo-1.0.8-0.4.19.1
      • apache2-mod_nss-debugsource-1.0.8-0.4.19.1

    References: