=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2709-2
October 14, 2015

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

- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

The system would not have expected entropy available.

Software Description:
- pollinate: seed the pseudo random number generator in virtual machines

Details:

USN-2709-1 updated pollinate's certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com but did
not include a new certificate authority certificate.

This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 The pollinate package bundles the certificate for entropy.ubuntu.com. This
 update refreshes the certificate to match the new certificate for the
 server.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 15.04:
  pollinate                       4.11-0ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  pollinate                       4.7-0ubuntu1.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2709-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2709-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/1506238

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.11-0ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.7-0ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 2709-2: pollinate update

October 14, 2015
The system would not have expected entropy available.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: pollinate 4.11-0ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: pollinate 4.7-0ubuntu1.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2709-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2709-1

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1506238

Severity
October 14, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.11-0ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pollinate/4.7-0ubuntu1.4

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