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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5089-2 Critical CA Certificate Removal

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A certificate about to expire was removed from ca-certificates.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5089-2
September 23, 2021

ca-certificates update
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

A certificate about to expire was removed from ca-certificates.

Software Description:
- ca-certificates: Common CA certificates

Details:

USN-5089-1 updated ca-certificates. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 The ca-certificates package contained a CA certificate that will expire on
 2021-09-30 and will cause connectivity issues. This update removes the
 “DST Root CA X3” CA.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  ca-certificates                 20210119~16.04.1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  ca-certificates                 20190110~14.04.1~esm2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5089-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5089-1
  

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5089-2 Critical CA Certificate Removal

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Calendar Grey September 23, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Resolve connectivity issues linked to an expiring CA certificate in Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 ESM by following these essential steps for updates
A certificate about to expire was removed from ca-certificates.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: ca-certificates 20210119~16.04.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: ca-certificates 20190110~14.04.1~esm2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5089-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5089-1

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