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diff --git a/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/nss_releases/nss_3.27.2_release_notes/index.rst b/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/nss_releases/nss_3.27.2_release_notes/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..06c03b0644 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/nss_releases/nss_3.27.2_release_notes/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +.. _mozilla_projects_nss_nss_3_27_2_release_notes: + +NSS 3.27.2 Release Notes +======================== + +`Introduction <#introduction>`__ +-------------------------------- + +.. container:: + + Network Security Services (NSS) 3.27.2 is a patch release for NSS 3.27. + +.. _distribution_information: + +`Distribution Information <#distribution_information>`__ +-------------------------------------------------------- + +.. container:: + + The HG tag is NSS_3_27_2_RTM. NSS 3.27.2 requires NSPR 4.13 or newer. + + NSS 3.27.2 source distributions are available on ftp.mozilla.org for secure HTTPS download: + + - Source tarballs: + `https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/security/nss/releases/NSS_3_27_2_RTM/src/ <https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/security/nss/releases/NSS_3_27_1_RTM/src/>`__ + +.. _new_in_nss_3.27.2: + +`New in NSS 3.27.2 <#new_in_nss_3.27.2>`__ +------------------------------------------ + +.. _new_functionality: + +`New Functionality <#new_functionality>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + No new functionality is introduced in this release. This is a patch release to address a memory + leak in the ``SSL_SetTrustAnchors()`` function. + +.. _notable_changes_in_nss_3.27.2: + +`Notable Changes in NSS 3.27.2 <#notable_changes_in_nss_3.27.2>`__ +------------------------------------------------------------------ + +.. container:: + + The ``SSL_SetTrustAnchors()`` function is used to set the distinguished names that an NSS server + includes in its TLS CertificateRequest message. If this function is not used, NSS will include + the distinguished names for all trust anchors installed in the database. This can be a lengthy + list. + + Previous versions of NSS leaked the memory used to store distinguished names when + ``SSL_SetTrustAnchors()`` was used. This release fixes that error. + +.. _bugs_fixed_in_nss_3.27.2: + +`Bugs fixed in NSS 3.27.2 <#bugs_fixed_in_nss_3.27.2>`__ +-------------------------------------------------------- + +.. container:: + + - The following bug has been fixed in NSS 3.27.2: `Bug 1318561 - SSL_SetTrustAnchors + leaks <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1318561>`__ + +`Compatibility <#compatibility>`__ +---------------------------------- + +.. container:: + + NSS 3.27.2 shared libraries are backward compatible with all older NSS 3.x shared libraries. A + program linked with older NSS 3.x shared libraries will work with NSS 3.27.2 shared libraries + without recompiling or relinking. Furthermore, applications that restrict their use of NSS APIs + to the functions listed in NSS Public Functions will remain compatible with future versions of + the NSS shared libraries. + +`Feedback <#feedback>`__ +------------------------ + +.. container:: + + Bugs discovered should be reported by filing a bug report with + `bugzilla.mozilla.org <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=NSS>`__ (product NSS).
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