USN-4172-1: file vulnerability

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

USN-4171-1: Apport vulnerabilities

Kevin Backhouse discovered Apport would read its user-controlled settings file as the root user. This could be used by a local attacker to possibly crash Apport or have other unspecified consequences. CVE-2019-11481 Sander Bos discovered a race-condition in Apport during core dump creation. This...

USN-4169-1: libarchive vulnerability

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4167-2: Samba vulnerabilities

USN-4167-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Samba. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Michael Hanselmann discovered that the Samba client code incorrectly handled path separators. If a user were tricked into connecti...

USN-4167-2 samba vulnerabilities

USN-4167-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Samba. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Michael Hanselmann discovered that the Samba client code incorrectly handled path separators. If a user were tricked into connecti...

USN-4162-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

USN-4162-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that the RSI 91x Wi-Fi driver in the Linux kernel did not did not handle detach...

USN-4163-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-4163-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ARC EMAC ethernet driver for th...

USN-4157-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-4157-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 19.04. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 19.04 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Wen Huang discovered that the Marvell Wi-Fi device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly...

USN-4160-1: UW IMAP vulnerability

It was discovered that UW IMAP incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands...

USN-4156-1: SDL vulnerabilities

It was discovered that SDL incorrectly handled certain images. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause SDL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4151-2: Python vulnerabilities

USN-4151-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly parsed certain email addresses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to tric...

USN-4152-1: libsoup vulnerability

It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled parsing certain NTLM messages. If a user or automated system were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-4142-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability

It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4140-1: Firefox vulnerability

It was discovered that no user notification was given when pointer lock is enabled. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to hijack the mouse pointer and confuse users...

USN-4128-2: Tomcat vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Tomcat 9 SSI printenv command echoed user provided data without escaping it. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an XSS attack. CVE-2019-0221 It was discovered that Tomcat 9 did not address HTTP/2 connection window exhaustion on write while addressing...

USN-4136-2 wpa, wpasupplicant vulnerability

USN-4136-1 fixed a vulnerability in wpasupplicant. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that wpasupplicant incorrectly handled certain management frames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to...

USN-4136-2: wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerability

USN-4136-1 fixed a vulnerability in wpasupplicant. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that wpasupplicant incorrectly handled certain management frames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to...

USN-4134-1: IBus vulnerability

Simon McVittie discovered that IBus did not enforce appropriate access controls on its private D-Bus socket. A local unprivileged user who discovers the IBus socket address of another user could exploit this to capture the key strokes of the other user...

USN-4129-2: curl vulnerability

USN-4129-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Thomas Vegas discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory during TFTP transfers. A remote attacker could use this issue to crash curl, resultin...

USN-4131-1: VLC vulnerabilities

It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause VLC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...