============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2265-1 July 02, 2014 nspr vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 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: Abhishek Arya discovered that NSPR incorrectly handled certain console functions. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSPR to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. The default compiler options for affected releases should reduce the vulnerability to a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libnspr4 2:4.10.2-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 13.10: libnspr4 2:4.9.5-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libnspr4 4.9.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libnspr4-0d 4.9.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.3 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2265-1 CVE-2014-1545 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.10.2-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/2:4.9.5-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.9.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nspr/4.9.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.3