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Ubuntu 17.04: USN-3336-1 moderate: NSS Denial Of Service

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NSS could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3336-1
June 21, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

NSS could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- nss: Network Security Service library

Details:

It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain empty SSLv2
messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause NSS to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 17.04:
  libnss3                         2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.17.04.2

Ubuntu 16.10:
  libnss3                         2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.10.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libnss3                         2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libnss3                         2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

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-3336-1
  CVE-2017-7502

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.17.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2


Ubuntu 17.04: USN-3336-1 moderate: NSS Denial Of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 21, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A critical NSS flaw impacts various Ubuntu versions, allowing for possible denial of service if taken advantage of. Updating is advised.
NSS could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.17.04.2 Ubuntu 16.10: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.10.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 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-3336-1

CVE-2017-7502

Severity
important
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Low
Medium
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Critical

June 21, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.17.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

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