nss vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
NSS could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted certificate.
Software Description
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
libnss3 - 2:3.42-1ubuntu2.4
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libnss3 - 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.6
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libnss3 - 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.9
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
libnss3 - 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm3
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
libnss3 - 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
NSS could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted certificate.
Software Description
- nss - Network Security Service library
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
libnss3 - 2:3.42-1ubuntu2.4
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libnss3 - 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.6
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libnss3 - 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.9
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
libnss3 - 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm3
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
libnss3 - 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...
