NSS 3.90.6 release notes

Introduction

Network Security Services (NSS) 3.90.6 was released on 13 April 2026.

Distribution Information

The HG tag is NSS_3_90_6_RTM. NSS 3.90.6 requires NSPR 4.35 or newer.

NSS 3.90.6 source distributions are available on ftp.mozilla.org for secure HTTPS download:

Other releases are available Release Notes.

Changes in NSS 3.90.6

  • Bug 2030135 - improve error handling in PK11_ImportPrivateKeyInfoAndReturnKey (NSS 3.90.5).

  • Bug 2029462 - store email on subject cache_entry in NSS trust domain.

  • Bug 2029425 - Heap use-after-free in cert_VerifyCertChainOld via dangling certsList[] entry on NameConstraints violation.

  • Bug 2029323 - Improve size calculations in CMS content buffering.

  • Bug 2028001 - avoid integer overflow while escaping RFC822 Names.

  • Bug 2027378 - Reject excessively large ASN.1 SEQUENCE OF in quickder.

  • Bug 2027365 - Deep copy profile data in CERT_FindSMimeProfile.

  • Bug 2027345 - Improve input validation in DSAU signature decoding.

  • Bug 2026089 - Clarify extension negotiation mechanism for TLS Handshakes (NSS 3.90.5).

  • Bug 2023209 - ensure permittedSubtrees don’t match wildcards that could be outside the permitted tree.

  • Bug 2009552 - avoid integer overflow in platform-independent ghash.

  • Bug 1935995 - make ss->ssl3.hs.cookie an owned-copy of the cookie.