Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-3028-1 Critical: NSPR Denial Of Service

ubuntu

July 11, 2016

NSPR could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.

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.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu memory allocation NSPR

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.