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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2790-1
November 04, 2015
nspr vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 15.10
– Ubuntu 15.04
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
NSPR could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted input.
Software Description:
– nspr: NetScape Portable Runtime Library
Details:
Ryan Sleevi discovered that NSPR incorrectly handled memory allocation. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSPR to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 15.10:
libnspr4 2:4.10.10-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
Ubuntu 15.04:
libnspr4 2:4.10.10-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libnspr4 2:4.10.10-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libnspr4 4.10.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2790-1
CVE-2015-7183
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.10.10-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.10.10-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.10.10-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.10.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
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