USN-2913-2: glib-networking update
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2913-2
24th February, 2016
glib-networking update
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Updated glib-networking packages are required for the USN-2913-1 update.
Software description
- glib-networking
– network-related giomodules for GLib
Details
USN-2913-1 removed 1024-bit RSA CA certificates from the ca-certificates
package. This update adds support for alternate certificate chains to the
glib-networking package to properly handle the removal.
Original advisory details:
The ca-certificates package contained outdated CA certificates. This update
refreshes the included certificates to those contained in the 20160104
package, including the removal of the SPI CA and CA certificates with
1024-bit RSA keys.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 15.10:
-
glib-networking
2.46.0-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
glib-networking
2.40.0-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
glib-networking
2.32.1-1ubuntu2.1
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.