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USN-2903-2: NSS regression

23 February 2016

USN-2903-1 introduced a regression in NSS.

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Packages

  • nss - Network Security Service library

Details

USN-2903-1 fixed a vulnerability in NSS. An incorrect package versioning
change in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS caused a regression when building software
against NSS. This update fixes the problem.

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Original advisory details:

Hanno Böck discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain division
functions, possibly leading to cryptographic weaknesses. (CVE-2016-1938)

This update also refreshes the NSS package to version 3.21 which includes
the latest CA certificate bundle, and removes the SPI CA.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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