USN-2903-1: NSS vulnerability

Publication date

17 February 2016

Overview

NSS could be made to expose sensitive information.


Packages

  • nss - Network Security Service library

Details

Hanno Böck discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain division
functions, possibly leading to cryptographic weaknesses. (CVE-2016-1938)

This update also refreshes the NSS package to version 3.21 which includes
the latest CA certificate bundle, and removes the SPI CA.

Hanno Böck discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain division
functions, possibly leading to cryptographic weaknesses. (CVE-2016-1938)

This update also refreshes the NSS package to version 3.21 which includes
the latest CA certificate bundle, and removes the SPI CA.

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use NSS, such as Evolution and Chromium, to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
15.10 wily libnss3 –  2:3.21-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
14.04 trusty libnss3 –  2:3.21-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 precise libnss3 –  2:3.21-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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