USN-4455-1: NSS vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4455-1
August 10, 2020
nss vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in NSS.
Software Description:
- nss: Network Security Service library
Details:
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain signatures.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-12400, CVE-2020-12401, CVE-2020-6829)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libnss3 2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libnss3 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.11
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.13
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm7
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.10
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4455-1
CVE-2020-12400, CVE-2020-12401, CVE-2020-6829
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.35-2ubuntu2.11
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.13
A NSS security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, 14.04 ESM, and 12.04 ESM.