=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4397-2
June 17, 2020

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

NSS could be made to expose sensitive information over the
network.

Software Description:
- nss: Network Security Service library

Details:

USN-4397-1 fixed a vulnerability in NSS. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 Cesar Pereida Garcia discovered that NSS incorrectly handled DSA key
 generation. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
 timing attack and recover DSA keys. (CVE-2020-12399)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libnss3                         2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm5

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libnss3                         2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.8

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4397-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4397-1
  CVE-2020-12399

Ubuntu 4397-2: NSS vulnerability

June 17, 2020
NSS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm5 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.8 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4397-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4397-1

CVE-2020-12399

Severity
June 17, 2020

Package Information

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