{"id":"USN-8071-2","summary":"nss vulnerability","details":"USN-8071-1 fixed a vulnerability in nss. This update provides the\ncorresponding fix for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,\nand Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled memory when performing\n certain GHASH operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause\n NSS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute\n arbitrary code.","modified":"2026-04-27T18:41:28.131938Z","published":"2026-03-05T07:18:22Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2781"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-2781","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2781"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8071-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-2781"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"nss","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/nss@2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm13?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm13"}]}],"versions":["2:3.15.1-1ubuntu1","2:3.15.2-1","2:3.15.3-1","2:3.15.3.1-1","2:3.15.3.1-1.1","2:3.15.3.1-1.1ubuntu1","2:3.15.4-1ubuntu3","2:3.15.4-1ubuntu4","2:3.15.4-1ubuntu5","2:3.15.4-1ubuntu6","2:3.15.4-1ubuntu7","2:3.15.4-1ubuntu7.1","2:3.17-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","2:3.17.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","2:3.17.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","2:3.17.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","2:3.19.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","2:3.19.2.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","2:3.19.2.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","2:3.21-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","2:3.21-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","2:3.23-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","2:3.26.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.3","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm1","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm2","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm3","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm4","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm5","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm6","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm7","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm8","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm9","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm10","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm11","2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm12"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libnss3","binary_version":"2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm13"},{"binary_name":"libnss3-1d","binary_version":"2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm13"},{"binary_name":"libnss3-nssdb","binary_version":"2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm13"},{"binary_name":"libnss3-tools","binary_version":"2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5+esm13"}],"availability":"Available 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