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Ubuntu alert USN-1763-2 (nspr)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1763-2 March 14, 2013 nspr update ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: NSPR update to work with the new NSS. Software Description: - nspr: NetScape Portable Runtime Library Details: USN-1763-1 fixed a vulnerability in NSS. This update provides the NSPR needed to use the new NSS. Original advisory details: Nadhem Alfardan and Kenny Paterson discovered that the TLS protocol as used in NSS was vulnerable to a timing side-channel attack known as the "Lucky Thirteen" issue. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform plaintext-recovery attacks via analysis of timing data. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: libnspr4 4.9.5-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libnspr4 4.9.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 Ubuntu 11.10: libnspr4 4.9.5-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libnspr4-0d 4.9.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use NSPR, such as Evolution and Chromium, to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1763-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1763-1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1155295 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.9.5-0ubuntu0.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.9.5-0ubuntu0.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.9.5-0ubuntu0.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.9.5-0ubuntu0.... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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