USN-3028-1: NSPR vulnerability
USN-3028-1: NSPR vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3028-1 11th July, 2016 nspr vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 15.10 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary NSPR could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input. Software description nspr – NetScape Portable Runtime Library Details It was discovered that NSPR incorrectly handled memory allocation. A remoteattacker could use this issue to cause NSPR to crash, resulting in a denialof service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libnspr4 2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 15.10: libnspr4 2:4.12-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libnspr4 2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libnspr4 4.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need [ more… ]