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Ubuntu 15.04 And 14.04 LTS USN-2709-2 Moderate: Pollinate Entropy Issue

The system would not have expected entropy available.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2709-2 October 14, 2015 pollinate update ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: The system would not have expected entropy available. Software Description: - pollinate: seed the pseudo random number generator in virtual machines Details: USN-2709-1 updated pollinate's certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com but did not include a new certificate authority certificate. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: The pollinate package bundles the certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com. This update refreshes the certificate to match the new certificate for the server. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: pollinate 4.11-0ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: pollinate 4.7-0ubuntu1.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2709-1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/+bug/1506238 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.11-0ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.7-0ubuntu1.4 . =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-. system, would, expected, entropy, ==============================================. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Ubuntu 15.04 & 14.04 USN-2709-1: Pollinate Certificate Update

The certificate bundled with pollinate has been refreshed.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2709-1 August 14, 2015 pollinate update ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: The certificate bundled with pollinate has been refreshed. Software Description: - pollinate: seed the pseudo random number generator in virtual machines Details: The pollinate package bundles the certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com. This update refreshes the certificate to match the new certificate for the server. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: pollinate 4.11-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: pollinate 4.7-0ubuntu1.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2709-1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/+bug/1483762 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.11-0ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.7-0ubuntu1.3 . Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2709-1 outlines the update of the certificate included with pollinate to enhance security measures.. Pollinate Update, Ubuntu Security, Certificate Refresh, Random Number Generation, Software Updates. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2387-1 Critical: Pollinate Certificate Update

The certificate bundled with pollinate has been refreshed.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2387-1 October 22, 2014 pollinate update ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: The certificate bundled with pollinate has been refreshed. Software Description: - pollinate: seed the pseudo random number generator in virtual machines Details: The pollinate package bundles the certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com. This update refreshes the certificate to match the one currently used on the server. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: pollinate 4.7-0ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/+bug/1381359 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.7-0ubuntu1.2 . The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2387-1 addresses a critical update aimed at renewing the certificates included with the application software.. Pollinate Update, Ubuntu Security Notice, Certificate Refresh. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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