=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3898-2
February 27, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- nss: Network Security Service library

Details:

USN-3898-1 fixed a vulnerability in NSS. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 Hanno Böck and Damian Poddebniak discovered that NSS incorrectly
 handled certain CMS functions. 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 12.04 ESM:
  libnss3                         2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.3

After a standard system update you need to restart any applications
that use NSS, such as Evolution, to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3898-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3898-1
  CVE-2018-18508

Ubuntu 3898-2: NSS vulnerability

February 27, 2019
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 12.04 ESM:   libnss3                         2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.3 After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use NSS, such as Evolution, to make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3898-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3898-1

  CVE-2018-18508

Severity
February 27, 2019

Package Information

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