NSPR could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.
Ryan Sleevi discovered that NSPR incorrectly handled memory allocation. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSPR to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
4 November 2015
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
NSPR could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.
Ryan Sleevi discovered that NSPR incorrectly handled memory allocation. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSPR to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.
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