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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3028-1
July 11, 2016
nspr vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 15.10
– 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:
It was 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 16.04 LTS:
libnspr4 2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 15.10:
libnspr4 2:4.12-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libnspr4 2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libnspr4 4.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3028-1
CVE-2016-1951
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.12-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
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