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Ubuntu: 2903-1 Moderate: NSS Sensitive Information Exposure

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NSS could be made to expose sensitive information.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2903-1
February 17, 2016

nss vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

NSS could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- nss: Network Security Service library

Details:

Hanno Böck discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain division
functions, possibly leading to cryptographic weaknesses. (CVE-2015-1938)

This update also refreshes the NSS package to version 3.21 which includes
the latest CA certificate bundle, and removes the SPI CA.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 15.10:
  libnss3                         2:3.21-0ubuntu0.15.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libnss3                         2:3.21-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libnss3                         2:3.21-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any applications
that use NSS, such as Evolution and Chromium, to make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2903-1
  CVE-2016-1938

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.21-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.21-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.21-0ubuntu0.12.04.1


Ubuntu: 2903-1 Moderate: NSS Sensitive Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey February 17, 2016
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Discover the NSS flaw impacting Ubuntu installations, which could lead to the leakage of confidential data, and review measures to enhance system security.
NSS could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.10: libnss3 2:3.21-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libnss3 2:3.21-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libnss3 2:3.21-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use NSS, such as Evolution and Chromium, to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2903-1

CVE-2016-1938

February 17, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.21-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.21-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.21-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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