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diff --git a/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/nss_releases/nss_3.38_release_notes/index.rst b/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/nss_releases/nss_3.38_release_notes/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6b962ab560 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/nss_releases/nss_3.38_release_notes/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +.. _mozilla_projects_nss_nss_3_38_release_notes: + +NSS 3.38 release notes +====================== + +`Introduction <#introduction>`__ +-------------------------------- + +.. container:: + + The NSS team has released Network Security Services (NSS) 3.38, which is a minor release. + +.. _distribution_information: + +`Distribution Information <#distribution_information>`__ +-------------------------------------------------------- + +.. container:: + + The HG tag is NSS_3_38_RTM. NSS 3.38 requires NSPR 4.19 or newer. + + NSS 3.38 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_38_RTM/src/ + +.. _new_in_nss_3.38: + +`New in NSS 3.38 <#new_in_nss_3.38>`__ +-------------------------------------- + +.. _new_functionality: + +`New Functionality <#new_functionality>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + - Added support for the TLS Record Size Limit Extension. + - When creating a certificate request (CSR) using certutil -R, an existing orphan private key + can be reused. Parameter -k may be used to specify the ID of an existing orphan key. The + available orphan key IDs can be displayed using command certutil -K. + - When using certutil -O to print the chain for a given certificate nickname, the new parameter + --simple-self-signed may be provided, which can avoid ambiguous output in some scenarios. + + .. rubric:: New Functions + :name: new_functions + + - *in secitem.h* + + - **SECITEM_MakeItem** - Allocate and make an item with the requested contents + + .. rubric:: New Macros + :name: new_macros + + - *in ssl.h* + + - **SSL_RECORD_SIZE_LIMIT** - used to control the TLS Record Size Limit Extension + +.. _notable_changes_in_nss_3.38: + +`Notable Changes in NSS 3.38 <#notable_changes_in_nss_3.38>`__ +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +.. container:: + + - Fixed `CVE-2018-0495 <https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0495>`__ in `bug + 1464971 <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1464971>`__. + + - Various security fixes in the ASN.1 code. + + - NSS automatically enables caching for SQL database storage on Linux, if it is located on a + network filesystem that's known to benefit from caching. + + - When repeatedly importing the same certificate into an SQL database, the existing nickname + will be kept. + +.. _bugs_fixed_in_nss_3.38: + +`Bugs fixed in NSS 3.38 <#bugs_fixed_in_nss_3.38>`__ +---------------------------------------------------- + +.. container:: + + This Bugzilla query returns all the bugs fixed in NSS 3.38: + + https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?resolution=FIXED&classification=Components&query_format=advanced&product=NSS&target_milestone=3.38 + +`Compatibility <#compatibility>`__ +---------------------------------- + +.. container:: + + NSS 3.38 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 3.38 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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