Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1197-7
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-1197-5 addressed an issue in ca-certificates pertaining to the Dutch Certificate Authority DigiNotar mis-issuing fraudulent certificates.
This update provides the corresponding update for ca-certificates-java.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Dutch Certificate Authority DigiNotar had mis-issued multiple fraudulent certificates. These certificates could allow an attacker to perform a "
man in the middle"
(MITM) attack which would make
the user believe their connection is secure, but is actually being monitored.
Affected
ca-certificates-java on Ubuntu 11.10 ,
Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
References
Updated on 2015-03-25