exploit the possibilities
Home Files News &[SERVICES_TAB]About Contact Add New

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2913-4

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2913-4
Posted Feb 25, 2016
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 2913-4 - USN-2913-1 removed 1024-bit RSA CA certificates from the ca-certificates package. This update adds support for alternate certificate chains to the GnuTLS package to properly handle the removal. The ca-certificates package contained outdated CA certificates. This update refreshes the included certificates to those contained in the 20160104 package, including the removal of the SPI CA and CA certificates with 1024-bit RSA keys. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory
systems | linux, ubuntu
SHA-256 | c162bdcdced611e7f10d60d6e0fdfecbf8f5e319ae04425626daf30a3d3d9073

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2913-4

Change Mirror Download
============================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2913-4
February 24, 2016

gnutls26 update
============================================================================

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Updated GnuTLS packages are required for the USN-2913-1 update.

Software Description:
- gnutls26: GNU TLS library

Details:

USN-2913-1 removed 1024-bit RSA CA certificates from the ca-certificates
package. This update adds support for alternate certificate chains to the
GnuTLS package to properly handle the removal.

Original advisory details:

The ca-certificates package contained outdated CA certificates. This update
refreshes the included certificates to those contained in the 20160104
package, including the removal of the SPI CA and CA certificates with
1024-bit RSA keys.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libgnutls26 2.12.23-12ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libgnutls26 2.12.14-5ubuntu3.12

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2913-4
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2913-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1528645

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.12.23-12ubuntu2.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/2.12.14-5ubuntu3.12
Login or Register to add favorites

File Archive:

July 2024

  • Su
  • Mo
  • Tu
  • We
  • Th
  • Fr
  • Sa
  • 1
    Jul 1st
    27 Files
  • 2
    Jul 2nd
    10 Files
  • 3
    Jul 3rd
    35 Files
  • 4
    Jul 4th
    27 Files
  • 5
    Jul 5th
    18 Files
  • 6
    Jul 6th
    0 Files
  • 7
    Jul 7th
    0 Files
  • 8
    Jul 8th
    28 Files
  • 9
    Jul 9th
    44 Files
  • 10
    Jul 10th
    24 Files
  • 11
    Jul 11th
    25 Files
  • 12
    Jul 12th
    11 Files
  • 13
    Jul 13th
    0 Files
  • 14
    Jul 14th
    0 Files
  • 15
    Jul 15th
    28 Files
  • 16
    Jul 16th
    6 Files
  • 17
    Jul 17th
    34 Files
  • 18
    Jul 18th
    6 Files
  • 19
    Jul 19th
    34 Files
  • 20
    Jul 20th
    0 Files
  • 21
    Jul 21st
    0 Files
  • 22
    Jul 22nd
    19 Files
  • 23
    Jul 23rd
    17 Files
  • 24
    Jul 24th
    47 Files
  • 25
    Jul 25th
    31 Files
  • 26
    Jul 26th
    13 Files
  • 27
    Jul 27th
    0 Files
  • 28
    Jul 28th
    0 Files
  • 29
    Jul 29th
    27 Files
  • 30
    Jul 30th
    0 Files
  • 31
    Jul 31st
    0 Files

Top Authors In Last 30 Days

File Tags

Systems

packet storm

© 2022 Packet Storm. All rights reserved.

Services
Security Services
Hosting By
Rokasec
close