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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1687-1 Moderate: NSS Certificate Issue

Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1687-1 January 14, 2013 nss vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet. Software Description: - nss: Network Security Service library Details: Two intermediate CA certificates were mis-issued by the TURKTRUST certificate authority. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: libnss3-1d 3.14.1-0ckbi1.93ubuntu.0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libnss3-1d 3.14.1-0ckbi1.93ubuntu.0.12.04.1 Ubuntu 11.10: libnss3-1d 3.14.1-0ckbi1.93ubuntu.0.11.10.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libnss3-1d 3.14.1-0ckbi1.93ubuntu.0.10.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use NSS, such as Evolution and Chromium, to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1687-1 CVE-2013-0743 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/3.14.1-0ckbi1.93ubuntu.0.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/3.14.1-0ckbi1.93ubuntu.0.12.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/3.14.1-0ckbi1.93ubuntu.0.11.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/3.14.1-0ckbi1.93ubuntu.0.10.04.1 . Counterfeit diplomas within NSS might leak confidential data online. Transition from Ubuntu10.04 to 12.10.. NSS Vulnerability, Ubuntu Security, Network Security Service. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 14, 2013 •Important Ubuntu