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 remote
attacker could use this issue to cause NSPR to crash, resulting in a denial
of 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 to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3028-1: NSPR vulnerability
