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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4231-1
January 08, 2020
nss vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 19.10
– Ubuntu 19.04
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
– Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
NSS could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially
crafted input.
Software Description:
– nss: Network Security Service library
Details:
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10:
libnss3 2:3.45-1ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 19.04:
libnss3 2:3.42-1ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libnss3 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.7
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.10
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm4
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.7
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4231-1
CVE-2019-17006
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.45-1ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.42-1ubuntu2.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.35-2ubuntu2.7
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.10
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