USN-4698-2: Dnsmasq regression

USN-4698-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq. The updates introduced regressions in certain environments related to issues with multiple queries, and issues with retries. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly...

USN-4741-1: Jackson vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Jackson Databind incorrectly handled deserialization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4740-1: Apache Shiro vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Apache Shiro mishandled specially crafted requests. An attacker could use this vulnerability to bypass authentication mechanisms...

USN-4734-2 wpa vulnerabilities

USN-4734-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in wpasupplicant. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that wpasupplicant did not properly handle P2P Wi-Fi Direct group information in some situations, leading to a heap overflow. A physically proximate...

USN-4734-2: wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities

USN-4734-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in wpasupplicant. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that wpasupplicant did not properly handle P2P Wi-Fi Direct group information in some situations, leading to a heap overflow. A physically proximate...

USN-4733-1: GNOME Autoar vulnerability

Yiğit Can Yılmaz discovered that GNOME Autoar could extract files outside of the intended directory. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially crafted archive, a remote attacker could create files in arbitrary locations, possibly leading to code execution...

USN-4730-1: PostSRSd vulnerability

It was discovered that PostSRSd mishandled certain input. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a long timestamp tag in an SRS address...

USN-4720-2: Apport vulnerabilities

USN-4720-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed certain files in the /proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate...

USN-4709-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the LIO SCSI target implementation in the Linux kernel performed insufficient identifier checking in certain XCOPY requests. An attacker with access to at least one LUN in a multiple backstore environment could use this to expose sensitive information or modify data...

USN-4715-2: Django vulnerability

USN-4715-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Wang Baohua discovered that Django incorrectly extracted archive files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to extract files outside of their...

USN-4714-1: XStream vulnerabilities

Zhihong Tian and Hui Lu found that XStream was vulnerable to remote code execution. A remote attacker could run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the processed input stream. CVE-2020-26217 It was discovered that XStream was vulnerable to server-side forgery attacks. A remote attacker could...

USN-4704-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-12562 It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain...

USN-4703-1: Mutt vulnerability

It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain email messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-4702-1: Pound vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Pound incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests A remote attacker could use it to retrieve some sensitive information. CVE-2016-10711, CVE-2018-21245...

USN-4697-2: Pillow vulnerabilities

USN-4697-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Pillow. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain PCX image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted...

USN-4700-1: PyXDG vulnerability

Alexandre D'Hondt discovered that PyXDG did not properly sanitize input. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted .menu file to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4696-1: HTMLDOC vulnerability

It was discovered that HTMLDOC incorrectly handled certain HTML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-4695-1: icoutils vulnerabilities

Choongwoo Han discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-5208 It was discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to...

USN-4694-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

It was discovered that the LIO SCSI target implementation in the Linux kernel performed insufficient identifier checking in certain XCOPY requests. An attacker with access to at least one LUN in a multiple backstore environment could use this to expose sensitive information or modify data...

USN-4692-1: tar vulnerabilities

Chris Siebenmann discovered that tar incorrectly handled extracting files resized during extraction when invoked with the --sparse flag. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu...