The SRU was originally filed since firefox crashed due to libnss3
automatically entering FIPS mode. Firefox uses bundled nss and hence a
fix is being worked into firefox library to address the crash.
libnss3 does not need this change. Upon careful examination of code, the
code to read "fips_enable
** Description changed:
[IMPACT]
- nss is not a FIPS certified library. On a machine running FIPS enabled
kernel, the library by default goes into FIPS mode if
/proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled=1. This is an untested configuration and since
libnss3 is not a certified library we propose disabling
** Summary changed:
- Firefox crash on a FIPS enabled machine due to libnss3
+ libnss3 reads fips_enabled flag and automatically switches to FIPS mode
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** Description changed:
[IMPACT]
nss is not a FIPS certified library. On a machine running FIPS enabled
kernel, the library by default goes into FIPS mode if
/proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled=1. This is an untested configuration and since
libnss3 is not a certified library we propose disabling
** Attachment added: "debdiff.bionic"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/+bug/1837734/+attachment/5279027/+files/debdiff.bionic
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/+bug/1837734/+attachment/5279026/+files/debdiff.disco
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debdiff.xenial
** Attachment added: "debdiff.xenial"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/+bug/1837734/+attachment/5279028/+files/debdiff.xenial
** Description changed:
[IMPACT]
nss is not a FIPS certified library. On a machine running FIPS enabled
kernel, the library by defaul
debdiff.eoan
** Attachment added: "debdiff.eoan"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/+bug/1837734/+attachment/5279025/+files/debdiff.eoan
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The build log and test runs for eoan build is on my test ppa
https://launchpad.net/~vineetha/+archive/ubuntu/test-ppa/+build/17312645
The build log and test runs for disco build is on my test ppa
https://launchpad.net/~vineetha/+archive/ubuntu/test-ppa/+build/17315636
The build log and test runs
** Description changed:
[IMPACT]
- nss is not a FIPS certified library. On a machine running FIPS enabled
kernel, the library by default goes into FIPS mode if
/proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled=1. This is an untested configuration and since
libnss3 is not a certified library we propose disabling
sb_release -rd
Description:Ubuntu Eoan Ermine (development branch)
Release: 19.10
** Affects: nss (Ubuntu)
Importance: High
Assignee: Vineetha Kamath (vineetha)
Status: New
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