NSS could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted certificate.
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
9 December 2019
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
NSS could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted certificate.
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
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 reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
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