USN-8071-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8071-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8071-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8071-1
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Published
2026-03-04T12:37:56Z
Modified
2026-03-05T19:29:07.672633Z
Summary
nss vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled memory when performing certain GHASH operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nss@2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.3

Affected versions

2:3.*
2:3.68-1ubuntu1
2:3.68-1ubuntu2
2:3.68.2-0ubuntu1
2:3.68.2-0ubuntu1.1
2:3.68.2-0ubuntu1.2
2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "libnss3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.98-0ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2781",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8071-1.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nss@2:3.98-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.98-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2:3.*
2:3.92-1
2:3.94-1
2:3.95-1
2:3.96.1-1
2:3.98-1
2:3.98-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.98-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libnss3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.98-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.98-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2781",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8071-1.json"

Ubuntu:25.10 / nss

Package

Name
nss
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nss@2:3.114-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.114-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2:3.*
2:3.108-1ubuntu1
2:3.110-1
2:3.111-1
2:3.112-1
2:3.114-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.114-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libnss3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.114-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:3.114-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libnss3-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2781",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8071-1.json"