1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1687-2

USN-1687-2: NSPR update

Publication date

14 January 2013

Overview

NSPR update to work with the new NSS.

Releases

Packages

  • nspr - NetScape Portable Runtime Library

Details

USN-1687-1 fixed a vulnerability NSS. This update provides the NSPR needed
to use the new NSS.

Original advisory details:

Two intermediate CA certificates were mis-issued by the TURKTRUST
certificate authority. If a remote attacker were able to perform a
machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view sensitive
information.

USN-1687-1 fixed a vulnerability NSS. This update provides the NSPR needed
to use the new NSS.

Original advisory details:

Two intermediate CA certificates were mis-issued by the TURKTRUST
certificate authority. If a remote attacker were able to perform a
machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view sensitive
information.

Update instructions

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
12.10 quantal libnspr4-0d –  4.9.4-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
12.04 precise libnspr4-0d –  4.9.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
11.10 oneiric libnspr4-0d –  4.9.4-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
10.04 lucid libnspr4-0d –  4.9.4-0ubuntu0.10.04.1

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