Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Whoopsie vulnerability (USN-4170-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4170-1 advisory. Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : libarchive vulnerability (USN-4169-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4169-1 advisory. It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. Tenable has extracted...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Apport vulnerabilities (USN-4171-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4171-1 advisory. Kevin Backhouse discovered Apport would read its user-controlled settings file as the root user. This could be used by a local attacker to...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4167-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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 LTS / 18.04 LTS : PHP vulnerability (USN-4166-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4166-1 advisory. It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain paths when being used in FastCGI configurations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issu...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4166-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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: Security Advisory (USN-4165-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Firefox vulnerabilities (USN-4165-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4165-1 advisory. Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Libxslt vulnerabilities (USN-4164-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4164-1 advisory. It was discovered that Libxslt incorrectly handled certain documents. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4162-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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: Security Advisory (USN-4163-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Exiv2 vulnerability (USN-4159-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4159-1 advisory. It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Tenable has...

Ubuntu 19.10 : Aspell vulnerability (USN-4155-2)

USN-4155-1 fixed a vulnerability in Aspell. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 19.10. It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could potentially access sensitive information. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4162-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4162-1 advisory. It was discovered that the RSI 91x Wi-Fi driver in the Linux kernel did not did not handle detach operations correctly, leading to a...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4159-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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: Security Advisory (USN-4160-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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 LTS / 18.04 LTS : UW IMAP vulnerability (USN-4160-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4160-1 advisory. It was discovered that UW IMAP incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands. Tenable h...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : LibTIFF vulnerabilities (USN-4158-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4158-1 advisory. It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4155-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Aspell vulnerability (USN-4155-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4155-1 advisory. It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could potentially access sensitive information. Tenable has extracted th...