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[USN-3028-1] NSPR vulnerability

Posted on 11 July 2016
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3028-1
July 11, 2016

nspr vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

NSPR could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted input.

Software Description:
- nspr: NetScape Portable Runtime Library

Details:

It was discovered that NSPR incorrectly handled memory allocation. A remo=
te
attacker could use this issue to cause NSPR to crash, resulting in a deni=
al
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libnspr4 2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 15.10:
libnspr4 2:4.12-0ubuntu0.15.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libnspr4 2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libnspr4 4.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make a=
ll
the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3028-1
CVE-2016-1951

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.12-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.12-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1



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