nss vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
NSS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
libnss3 - 2:3.45-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 19.04
libnss3 - 2:3.42-1ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libnss3 - 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libnss3 - 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.8
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use NSS, such as Evolution, to make all the necessary changes.
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
NSS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description
- nss - Network Security Service library
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
libnss3 - 2:3.45-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 19.04
libnss3 - 2:3.42-1ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libnss3 - 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libnss3 - 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.8
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use NSS, such as Evolution, to make all the necessary changes.
References
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