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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: USN-5168-4 Critical: NSS SSL Regression Fix

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Calendar Grey December 7, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5171-3 addresses a vulnerability in OpenSSL impacting data encryption, further information provided.
USN-5168-3 introduced a regression in NSS.

Summary

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security advisory denial of service ubuntu ssl nss

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm2 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm10 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-5168-4

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5168-1

CVE-2021-43527

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December 07, 2021

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security advisory denial of service ubuntu ssl nss

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