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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5761-2

Ubuntu Security Notice 5761-2 - USN-5761-1 updated ca-certificates. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Due to security concerns, the TrustCor certificate authority has been marked as distrusted in Mozilla’s root store. This update removes the TrustCor CA certificates from the ca-certificates package.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5761-2
December 06, 2022

ca-certificates update

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

  • Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

A distrusted certificate authority has been removed from ca-certificates.

Software Description:

  • ca-certificates: Common CA certificates

Details:

USN-5761-1 updated ca-certificates. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Due to security concerns, the TrustCor certificate authority has been
marked as distrusted in Mozilla’s root store. This update removes the
TrustCor CA certificates from the ca-certificates package.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
ca-certificates 20211016~16.04.1~esm2

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
ca-certificates 20211016~14.04.1~esm1

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5761-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5761-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/XXXXXX

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