Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843006
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3163-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'nss' package(s) announced via the USN-3163-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'nss' package(s) announced via the USN-3163-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain invalid Diffie-Hellman keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to cause NSS to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-5285) Hubert Kario discovered that NSS incorrectly handled Diffie Hellman client key exchanges. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to perform a small subgroup confinement attack and recover private keys. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-8635) Franziskus Kiefer discovered that NSS incorrectly mitigated certain timing side-channel attacks. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to recover private keys. (CVE-2016-9074) This update refreshes the NSS package to version 3.26.2 which includes the latest CA certificate bundle. Affected Software/OS: 'nss' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5285 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00011.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00037.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00049.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2779.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94349 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3163-1 https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa137 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8635 94346 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94346 GLSA-201701-46 RHSA-2016:2779 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8635 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9074 BugTraq ID: 94341 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94341 Debian Security Information: DSA-3730 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
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