USN-1197-8: ca-certificates-java regression

Releases

• Ubuntu 11.10

Packages

• ca-certificates-java - Common CA certificates (JKS keystore)

Details

USN-1197-7 fixed a vulnerability in ca-certificates-java. The new package
broke upgrades from Ubuntu 11.04 to Ubuntu 11.10. This update fixes the
problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Dutch Certificate Authority DigiNotar had
mis-issued multiple fraudulent certificates. These certificates could allow
an attacker to perform a "machine-in-the-middle" (MITM) attack which would make
the user believe their connection is secure, but is actually being
monitored.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 11.10

• ca-certificates-java - 20110912ubuntu3.2

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

References

• https://launchpad.net/bugs/967961