USN-3524-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Meltdown. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory...

USN-3522-2: Linux (Xenial HWE) vulnerability

USN-3522-1 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 microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect...

Oracle WebLogic Server WLS Security Component Deserialization Vulnerability

Added: 01/09/2018 BID: 101304 Background Oracle WebLogic Server formerly BEA WebLogic Server is a Java web application platform. Problem Oracle WebLogic Server has a vulnerability in the WLS Security wls-wsat component that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker who has HTTP access to the...

USN-3517-1: poppler vulnerabilities

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could execute arbitrary. CVE-2017-1000456 It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain files. If a user or automated system were...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : poppler vulnerabilities (USN-3517-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3517-1 advisory. It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file,...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3477-4)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

USN-3515-1: Ruby vulnerability

It was discovered that Ruby allows FTP command injection. An attacker could use this to cause arbitrary command execution...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Firefox regression (USN-3477-4)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3477-4 advisory. USN-3477-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced a crash reporting issue where background tab crash reports were sent to Mozilla...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) regression (USN-3509-4)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3509-4 advisory. USN-3509-2 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux Hardware Enablement kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Unfortunately, it also introduced a regression that prevented the...

USN-3509-4: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) regression

USN-3509-2 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux Hardware Enablement kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Unfortunately, it also introduced a regression that prevented the Ceph network filesystem from being used. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details:...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3509-4)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : libxml2 vulnerability (USN-3513-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3513-1 advisory. It was discovered that libxml2 incorrecty handled certain files. An attacker could use this issue with specially constructed XML data to cause libxml2...

USN-3513-1: libxml2 vulnerability

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrecty handled certain files. An attacker could use this issue with specially constructed XML data to cause libxml2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service...

USN-3510-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Mohamed Ghannam discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Netlink subsystem XFRM in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-16939 It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : rsync vulnerabilities (USN-3506-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3506-1 advisory. It was discovered that rsync proceeds with certain file metadata updates before checking for a filename. An attacker could use this to bypass...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3510-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3510-1 advisory. Mohamed Ghannam discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Netlink subsystem XFRM in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3509-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3509-2 advisory. USN-3509-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enableme...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3510-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

USN-3509-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3509-1 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. Mohamed Ghannam discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Netlink...

USN-3505-1: Linux firmware vulnerabilities

Mathy Vanhoef discovered that the firmware for several Intel WLAN devices incorrectly handled WPA2 in relation to Wake on WLAN. A remote attacker could use this issue with key reinstallation attacks to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2017-13080, CVE-2017-13081...