Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : Protocol Buffers vulnerability (USN-7435-1)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7435-1 advisory. It was discovered that Protocol Buffers incorrectly handled memory when receiving malicious input using the Java bindings. An attacker could...

Debian DSA-5545-1 : vlc - security update

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5545 advisory. An out-of-bounds write was discovered in the MMS demuxer of the VLC media player. For the oldstable distribution bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version...

Fedora 38 : libwebsockets / mosquitto (2023-6a87c003c4)

The remote Fedora 38 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-6a87c003c4 advisory. 2.0.17 Broker: Fix maxqueuedmessages 0 stopping clients from receiving messages Fix maxinflightmessages not being set correctly. Apps: Fix...

Rocky Linux 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RLSA-2023:3433)

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2023:3433 advisory. - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Ventura...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Unity vulnerability (USN-2303-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2303-1 advisory. It was discovered that in certain circumstances Unity failed to successfully grab the keyboard when switching to the lock screen. A local attacker could possibly...