USN-3622-1: Wayland vulnerability

It was discovered that the Wayland Xcursor support incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could use these issues to cause Wayland to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3616-2: Python Crypto vulnerability

USN-3616-1 fixed a vulnerability in Python Crypto. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python Crypto incorrectly generated ElGamal key parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive...

USN-3619-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3619-1 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 LTS. Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter BPF implementation in the Linux...

USN-3619-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter BPF implementation in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-16995 It was discovered that a...

USN-3617-2: Linux (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3617-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 17.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that a race condition leading to a use-after-free vulnerability existed in t...

USN-3614-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the cryptography implementation in OpenJDK. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2018-2579 It was discovered that the LDAP implementation in OpenJDK did not properly encode login names. A remote attacker could...

USN-3587-2: Dovecot vulnerabilities

USN-3587-1 fixed a vulnerability in Dovecot. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled parsing certain email addresses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dovecot to crash, resulti...

USN-3612-1: librelp vulnerability

Bas van Schaik and Kevin Backhouse discovered that librelp incorrectly handled checking certain x509 certificates. A remote attacker able to connect to rsyslog could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3607-1: Screen Resolution Extra vulnerability

It was discovered that Screen Resolution Extra was using PolicyKit in an unsafe manner. A local attacker could potentially exploit this issue to bypass intended PolicyKit authorizations...

USN-3603-2: Paramiko vulnerability

USN-3603-1 fixed a vulnerability in Paramiko. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Matthijs Kooijman discovered that Paramiko's SSH server implementation did not properly require authentication before processing requests. An unauthenticate...

USN-3602-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges...

USN-3600-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain stream metadata. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to set arbitrary metadata. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CVE-2016-10712 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the PHAR 404 error page. A remote attacker...

USN-3598-1: curl vulnerabilities

Phan Thanh discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain FTP paths. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-1000120 Dario Weisser discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain LDAP URLs. An attacker could possibly use this issue t...

USN-3597-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3597-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 17.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. USNS 3541-2 and 3523-2 provided mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown CVE-2017-5715,...

USN-3594-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

USN-3542-1 mitigated CVE-2017-5715 Spectre Variant 2 for the amd64 architecture in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the compiler-based retpoline kernel mitigation for the amd64 and i386 architectures. Original advisory details: Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative...

USN-3592-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities

USN-3592-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resultin...

USN-3593-1: Zsh vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain enviroment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain privileged access to the system. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CVE-2014-10070 It was discovered that Zsh incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker coul...

USN-3589-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain settings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3585-1: Twisted vulnerability

It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3584-1: sensible-utils vulnerability

Gabriel Corona discovered that sensible-utils incorrectly validated strings when launcher a browser with the sensible-browser tool. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with a specially crafted URL to conduct an argument injection attack and execute arbitrary code...