========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3898-1 February 27, 2019
nss vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: NSS could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - nss: Network Security Service library Details: Hanno Böck and Damian Poddebniak discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain CMS functions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause NSS to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: libnss3 2:3.36.1-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libnss3 2:3.35-2ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libnss3 2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5 After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use NSS, such as Evolution, to make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3898-1 CVE-2018-18508 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.36.1-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.35-2ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
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