1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4476-1

USN-4476-1: NSS vulnerability

Publication date

27 August 2020

Overview

NSS could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • nss - Network Security Service library

Details

It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled some inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled some inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer 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
20.04 focal libnss3 –  2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.5
18.04 bionic libnss3 –  2:3.35-2ubuntu2.12
16.04 xenial libnss3 –  2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.14
14.04 trusty libnss3 –  2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm8  
12.04 precise libnss3 –  2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.11

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