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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-3048-1 High: Curl TLS Connection Issues

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Several security issues were fixed in curl.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3048-1
August 08, 2016

curl vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in curl.

Software Description:
- curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries

Details:

Bru Rom discovered that curl incorrectly handled client certificates when
resuming a TLS session. (CVE-2016-5419)

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled client certificates when
reusing TLS connections. (CVE-2016-5420)

Marcelo Echeverria and Fernando Muñoz discovered that curl incorrectly
reused a connection struct, contrary to expectations. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-5421)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libcurl3                        7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1
  libcurl3-gnutls                 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1
  libcurl3-nss                    7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libcurl3                        7.35.0-1ubuntu2.8
  libcurl3-gnutls                 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.8
  libcurl3-nss                    7.35.0-1ubuntu2.8

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libcurl3                        7.22.0-3ubuntu4.16
  libcurl3-gnutls                 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.16
  libcurl3-nss                    7.22.0-3ubuntu4.16

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3048-1
  CVE-2016-5419, CVE-2016-5420, CVE-2016-5421

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.35.0-1ubuntu2.8
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.22.0-3ubuntu4.16


Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-3048-1 High: Curl TLS Connection Issues

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Calendar Grey August 8, 2016
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities in wget were addressed through Ubuntu patches, improving system security and SSL management.
Several security issues were fixed in curl.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libcurl3 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1 libcurl3-gnutls 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1 libcurl3-nss 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libcurl3 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.8 libcurl3-gnutls 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.8 libcurl3-nss 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.8 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libcurl3 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.16 libcurl3-gnutls 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.16 libcurl3-nss 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.16 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3048-1

CVE-2016-5419, CVE-2016-5420, CVE-2016-5421

August 08, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.35.0-1ubuntu2.8 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.22.0-3ubuntu4.16

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