Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Cairo vulnerabilities (USN-5407-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5407-1 advisory. Gustavo Grieco, Alberto Garcia, Francisco Oca, Suleman Ali, and others discovered that Cairo incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibl...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : BusyBox vulnerability (USN-5179-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5179-2 advisory. USN-5179-1 fixed vulnerabilities in BusyBox. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Tenable has extracted the preceding description...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : jbig2dec vulnerabilities (USN-5405-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5405-1 advisory. It was discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when parsing invalid files. An attacker could use this issue to cause jbig2dec to crash, leadi...

USN-5405-1: jbig2dec vulnerabilities

It was discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when parsing invalid files. An attacker could use this issue to cause jbig2dec to crash, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2017-9216 It was discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when processing untrusted input. An attacker...

USN-5354-2: Twisted vulnerability

USN-5354-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Twisted. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly processed SSH handshake data on connection establishments. A remote attack...

USN-5395-2: networkd-dispatcher regression

USN-5395-1 fixed vulnerabilities in networkd-dispatcher. Unfortunately that update was incomplete and could introduce a regression. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that networkd-dispatcher incorrectly handled internal...

USN-5400-2: MySQL vulnerabilities

USN-5400-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in MySQL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated in...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : MySQL vulnerabilities (USN-5400-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5400-2 advisory. USN-5400-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in MySQL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Tenable has extracted the precedin...

USN-5399-1: libvirt vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain locking operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to stop accepting connections, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. CVE-2021-3667 It was discovered that libvirt...

USN-5398-1: Simple DirectMedia Layer vulnerability

It was discovered that SDL Simple DirectMedia Layer incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-5396-1: Ghostscript vulnerability

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service...

USN-5392-1: Mutt vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. CVE-2021-32055 It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Mutt vulnerabilities (USN-5392-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5392-1 advisory. It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose...

USN-5391-1: libsepol vulnerabilities

Nicolas Iooss discovered that libsepol incorrectly handled memory when handling policies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-36084 It was discovered that libsepol incorrectly handled memory whe...

USN-5387-1: Barbican vulnerabilities

Douglas Mendizábal discovered that Barbican incorrectly handled access restrictions. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to consume protected resources and possibly cause a denial of service. CVE-2022-23451, CVE-2022-23452...

USN-5386-1: AIOHTTP vulnerability

Jelmer Vernooij and Beast Glatisant discovered that AIOHTTP incorrectly handled certain URLs, leading to an open redirect attack. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform phishing attacks...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5385-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5385-1 advisory. Brendan Dolan-Gavitt discovered that the aQuantia AQtion Ethernet device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate meta-data comin...

USN-5380-1: Bash vulnerability

It was discovered that Bash did not properly drop privileges when the binary had the setuid bit enabled. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : XZ Utils vulnerability (USN-5378-3)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5378-3 advisory. USN-5378-2 fixed a vulnerability in XZ Utils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM. Tenable has extracted the precedin...

USN-5375-1: GNU cflow vulnerability

It was discovered that GNU cflow was incorrectly handling memory cleanup operations at the end of a compilation module. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code...