1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2709-2

USN-2709-2: pollinate update

Publication date

14 October 2015

Overview

The system would not have expected entropy available.

Releases

Packages

  • pollinate - seed the pseudo random number generator in virtual machines

Details

USN-2709-1 updated pollinate’s certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com but did
not include a new certificate authority certificate.

This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

The pollinate package bundles the certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com. This
update refreshes the certificate to match the new certificate for the
server.

USN-2709-1 updated pollinate’s certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com but did
not include a new certificate authority certificate.

This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

The pollinate package bundles the certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com. This
update refreshes the certificate to match the new certificate for the
server.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
15.04 vivid pollinate –  4.11-0ubuntu2.2
14.04 trusty pollinate –  4.7-0ubuntu1.4

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