USN-5506-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5506-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5506-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5506-1
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Published
2022-07-07T12:09:58.768209Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:00Z
Summary
nss vulnerabilities
Details

Tavis Ormandy discovered that NSS incorrectly handled an empty pkcs7 sequence. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause NSS to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2022-22747)

Ronald Crane discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-34480)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nss@2:3.35-2ubuntu2.15?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.15

Affected versions

2:3.*

2:3.32-1ubuntu3
2:3.34-1ubuntu1
2:3.35-2ubuntu2
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.1
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.2
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.3
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.5
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.6
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.7
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.8
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.9
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.11
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.12
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.13
2:3.35-2ubuntu2.14

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.35-2ubuntu2.15",
            "binary_name": "libnss3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.35-2ubuntu2.15",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.35-2ubuntu2.15",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-22747",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-34480",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nss@2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.8?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.8

Affected versions

2:3.*

2:3.45-1ubuntu2
2:3.47-1ubuntu1
2:3.47-1ubuntu2
2:3.48-1ubuntu1
2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1
2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.1
2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.2
2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.4
2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.5
2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.6
2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.8",
            "binary_name": "libnss3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.8",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.49.1-1ubuntu1.8",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-22747",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-34480",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nss@2:3.68.2-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.68.2-0ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

2:3.*

2:3.68-1ubuntu1
2:3.68-1ubuntu2
2:3.68.2-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.68.2-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libnss3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.68.2-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.68.2-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-34480",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}