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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6727-1
April 10, 2024

nss vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in NSS.

Software Description:
- nss: Network Security Service library

Details:

It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled padding when checking PKCS#1
certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform
Bleichenbacher-like attacks and recover private data. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-4421)

It was discovered that NSS had a timing side-channel when performing RSA
decryption. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover
private data. (CVE-2023-5388)

It was discovered that NSS had a timing side-channel when using certain
NIST curves. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover
private data. (CVE-2023-6135)

The NSS package contained outdated CA certificates. This update refreshes
the NSS package to version 3.98 which includes the latest CA certificate
bundle and other security improvements.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   libnss3                         2:3.98-0ubuntu0.23.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libnss3                         2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libnss3                         2:3.98-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6727-1
   CVE-2023-4421, CVE-2023-5388, CVE-2023-6135

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.98-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.98-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 6727-1: NSS vulnerabilities

April 10, 2024
Several security issues were fixed in NSS.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in NSS. Software Description: - nss: Network Security Service library Details: It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled padding when checking PKCS#1 certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform Bleichenbacher-like attacks and recover private data. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-4421) It was discovered that NSS had a timing side-channel when performing RSA decryption. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover private data. (CVE-2023-5388) It was discovered that NSS had a timing side-channel when using certain NIST curves. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover private data. (CVE-2023-6135) The NSS package contained outdated CA certificates. This update refreshes the NSS package to version...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: libnss3 2:3.98-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libnss3 2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libnss3 2:3.98-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6727-1

CVE-2023-4421, CVE-2023-5388, CVE-2023-6135

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6727-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.98-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nss/2:3.98-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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