{"id":34206,"date":"2019-11-28T01:55:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jirak.net\/wp\/usn-4203-1-nss-vulnerability\/"},"modified":"2019-11-28T03:34:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T18:34:33","slug":"usn-4203-1-nss-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jirak.net\/wp\/usn-4203-1-nss-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"USN-4203-1: NSS vulnerability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>USN-4203-1: NSS vulnerability<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"nss-vulnerability\">nss vulnerability<\/h2>\n<p>A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ubuntu 19.10<\/li>\n<li>Ubuntu 19.04<\/li>\n<li>Ubuntu 18.04 LTS<\/li>\n<li>Ubuntu 16.04 LTS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"summary\">Summary<\/h3>\n<p>NSS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted<br \/>\ninput.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"software-description\">Software Description<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>nss &#8211; Network Security Service library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"details\">Details<\/h3>\n<p>It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A<br \/>\nremote attacker could use this issue to cause NSS to crash, resulting in a<br \/>\ndenial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"update-instructions\">Update instructions<\/h2>\n<p>The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Ubuntu 19.10<\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/nss\">libnss3<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/nss\/2:3.45-1ubuntu2.1\">2:3.45-1ubuntu2.1<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Ubuntu 19.04<\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/nss\">libnss3<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/nss\/2:3.42-1ubuntu2.3\">2:3.42-1ubuntu2.3<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Ubuntu 18.04 LTS<\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/nss\">libnss3<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/nss\/2:3.35-2ubuntu2.5\">2:3.35-2ubuntu2.5<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Ubuntu 16.04 LTS<\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/nss\">libnss3<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/nss\/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.8\">2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.8<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>To update your system, please follow these instructions: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/Security\/Upgrades\">https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/Security\/Upgrades<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that<br \/>\nuse NSS, such as Evolution, to make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"references\">References<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/people.canonical.com\/~ubuntu-security\/cve\/CVE-2019-11745\">CVE-2019-11745<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/usn.ubuntu.com\/4203-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USN-4203-1: NSS vulnerability<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>USN-4203-1: NSS vulnerability nss vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.10 Ubuntu 19.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary NSS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input. Software Description nss &#8211; Network Security Service library Details It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSS 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 versions: Ubuntu 19.10 libnss3 &#8211; 2:3.45-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 19.04 libnss3 &#8211; 2:3.42-1ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libnss3 &#8211; 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.5 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libnss3 &#8211; 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.8 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/Security\/Upgrades. 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