USN-3193-1: Nettle vulnerability
USN-3193-1: Nettle vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3193-1 6th February, 2017 nettle vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Nettle could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Software description nettle – low level cryptographic library (public-key cryptos) Details It was discovered that Nettle incorrectly mitigated certain timingside-channel attacks. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw torecover private keys. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: libnettle6 3.2-1ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libnettle6 3.2-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libnettle4 2.7.1-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libnettle4 2.4-1ubuntu0.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2016-6489 Source: USN-3193-1: Nettle vulnerability