USN-5643-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities

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

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5638-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 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 16.04 ESM : Expat vulnerability (USN-5638-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5638-1 advisory. Rhodri James discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory when processing certain malformed XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : libvpx vulnerability (USN-5637-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5637-1 advisory. It was discovered that libvpx incorrectly handled certain WebM media files. A remote attacker could use this issue to crash an application using libvpx under...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : SoS vulnerability (USN-5636-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5636-1 advisory. It was discovered that SoS incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive...

USN-5631-1: libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain EOF characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libjpeg-turbo to consume resource, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. CVE-2018-11813 It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo...

USN-5628-2: etcd vulnerabilities

USN-5628-1 fixed vulnerabilities in etcd. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that etcd incorrectly handled certain specially crafted WAL files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-5627-2: PCRE vulnerabilities

USN-5627-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in PCRE. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PCRE incorrectly handled memory when handling certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Python vulnerability (USN-5629-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5629-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Python http.server module incorrectly handled certain URIs. An attacker could potentially use this to redirect web traffic. Tenable has...

USN-5626-1: Bind vulnerabilities

Yehuda Afek, Anat Bremler-Barr, and Shani Stajnrod discovered that Bind incorrectly handled large delegations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to reduce performance, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2022-2795 It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled statistics requests. ...

USN-5621-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the framebuffer driver on the Linux kernel did not verify size limits when changing font or screen size, leading to an out-of- bounds write. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-33655 Domingo...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Bind vulnerabilities (USN-5626-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5626-2 advisory. USN-5626-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Bind. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Tenable has...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5621-1)

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-5621-1 advisory. It was discovered that the framebuffer driver on the Linux kernel did not verify size limits when changing font or screen size, leading to an...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Ghostscript vulnerability (USN-5618-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5618-1 advisory. It was discovered the Ghostscript incorrectly handled memory when processing certain inputs. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF file, an...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5618-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 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-5620-1: OpenEXR vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. These issues only affected Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. CVE-2021-3598,...

USN-5619-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibTIFF was not properly performing the calculation of data that would eventually be used as a reference for bound-checking operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4976-2)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 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-5613-1: Vim vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing bounds checks when executing spell suggestion commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-0943 It was discovered that Vim was using freed memory when dealing with regula...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS : poppler regression (USN-5606-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5606-2 advisory. USN-5606-1 fixed a vulnerability in poppler. Unfortunately it was missing a commit to fix it properly. This update provides the corresponding fix for...