USN-3727-1: Bouncy Castle vulnerabilities

bouncycastle vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Bouncy Castle.

Software Description

• bouncycastle - Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms

Details

It was discovered that Bouncy Castle incorrectly handled certain crypto algorithms. A remote attacker could possibly use these issues to obtain sensitive information, including private keys.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

libbcmail-java - 1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

libbcpg-java - 1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

libbcpkix-java - 1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

libbcprov-java - 1.49+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2015-6644
• CVE-2015-7940
• CVE-2016-1000338
• CVE-2016-1000339
• CVE-2016-1000341
• CVE-2016-1000342
• CVE-2016-1000343
• CVE-2016-1000345
• CVE-2016-1000346

from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2n4vuqK