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Ubuntu alert USN-1763-1 (nss)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1763-1 March 14, 2013 nss vulnerability ========================================================================== 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: NSS could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Software Description: - nss: Network Security Service library 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: libnss3 3.14.3-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libnss3 3.14.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 Ubuntu 11.10: libnss3 3.14.3-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libnss3-1d 3.14.3-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 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. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1763-1 CVE-2013-1620 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/3.14.3-0ubuntu0.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/3.14.3-0ubuntu0.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/3.14.3-0ubuntu0.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/3.14.3-0ubuntu0.... -- 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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