USN-927-7: nspr update
Publication date
23 July 2010
Overview
This update is for use with the new NSS provided in USN-927-6.
Releases
Packages
- nspr - NetScape Portable Runtime Library
Details
USN-927-4 fixed vulnerabilities in NSS. This update provides the NSPR
needed to use the new NSS.
Original advisory details:
Marsh Ray and Steve Dispensa discovered a flaw in the TLS and SSLv3
protocols. If an attacker could perform a machine-in-the-middle attack at the
start of a TLS connection, the attacker could inject arbitrary content at
the beginning of the user's session. This update adds support for the new
new renegotiation extension and will use it when the server supports it.
USN-927-4 fixed vulnerabilities in NSS. This update provides the NSPR
needed to use the new NSS.
Original advisory details:
Marsh Ray and Steve Dispensa discovered a flaw in the TLS and SSLv3
protocols. If an attacker could perform a machine-in-the-middle attack at the
start of a TLS connection, the attacker could inject arbitrary content at
the beginning of the user's session. This update adds support for the new
new renegotiation extension and will use it when the server supports it.
Update instructions
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications that use NSPR, such as Firefox, to effect 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.04 jaunty | libnspr4-0d – 4.8-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 | ||
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