=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5892-2
March 06, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

NSS could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted certificate.

Software Description:
- nss: Network Security Service library

Details:

USN-5892-1 fixed a vulnerability in NSS. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 Christian Holler discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain PKCS 12
 certificated bundles. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSS
 to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
 code. (CVE-2023-0767)

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+esm4

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libnss3                         2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm12

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5892-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5892-1
  CVE-2023-0767

Ubuntu 5892-2: NSS vulnerability

March 6, 2023
NSS could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted certificate.

Summary

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+esm4 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm12 After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use NSS to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5892-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5892-1

CVE-2023-0767

Severity
March 06, 2023

Package Information

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