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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.0072
USN-4231-1: NSS vulnerability
9 January 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: mozilla-nss
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu 19.10
Ubuntu 19.04
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-17006
Reference: ESB-2020.0053
ESB-2020.0001
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4231-1/
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USN-4231-1: NSS vulnerability
8 January 2020
nss vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.10
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
NSS could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted
input.
Software Description
o nss - Network Security Service library
Details
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
libnss3 - 2:3.45-1ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 19.04
libnss3 - 2:3.42-1ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libnss3 - 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.7
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libnss3 - 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.10
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
libnss3 - 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm4
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
libnss3 - 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.7
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
o CVE-2019-17006
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