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Ubuntu 15.04 & 14.04 USN-2709-1: Pollinate Certificate Update

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The certificate bundled with pollinate has been refreshed.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2709-1
August 14, 2015

pollinate update
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

The certificate bundled with pollinate has been refreshed.

Software Description:
- pollinate: seed the pseudo random number generator in virtual machines

Details:

The pollinate package bundles the certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com. This
update refreshes the certificate to match the new certificate for the
server.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.04:
  pollinate                       4.11-0ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  pollinate                       4.7-0ubuntu1.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2709-1
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/+bug/1483762

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.11-0ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.7-0ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 15.04 & 14.04 USN-2709-1: Pollinate Certificate Update

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Calendar Grey August 14, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2709-1 outlines the update of the certificate included with pollinate to enhance security measures.
The certificate bundled with pollinate has been refreshed.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: pollinate 4.11-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: pollinate 4.7-0ubuntu1.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2709-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/+bug/1483762

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August 14, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.11-0ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.7-0ubuntu1.3

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