[tor-bugs] #18017 [Tor Browser]: Switch to NSS 3.19.2.2 to mitigate SLOTH attack (CVE-2015-7575)

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#18017: Switch to NSS 3.19.2.2 to mitigate SLOTH attack (CVE-2015-7575)
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
     Type:  task                                 |  team
 Priority:  Very High                            |         Status:
Component:  Tor Browser                          |  needs_review
 Severity:  Critical                             |      Milestone:
 Keywords:  tbb-security,                        |        Version:
  TorBrowserTeam201601R, tbb-5.5                 |     Resolution:
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Comment (by mcs):

 r=mcs, r=brade
 The patch looks OK (it matches the one Mozilla applied to Firefox 43.0.x).

 This security advisory claims this was Firefox in the ESR 38.5.2 release
 but looking at the Mozilla code, I do not think it was:
 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-150/

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