Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1152-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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-1148-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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 Update for libxml2 USN-1153-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1153-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN11531.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for libxml2 USN-1153-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : gimp vulnerability (USN-1147-1)

Nils Philippsen discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled malformed PSP image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted PSP image file, an attacker could cause GIMP to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. Note that Tenable Network Security has...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : qemu-kvm vulnerabilities (USN-1145-1)

It was discovered that QEMU did not properly perform validation of I/O operations from the guest which could lead to heap corruption. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service of the guest or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. CVE-2011-17...

Ubuntu 9.10 / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : kdenetwork vulnerability (USN-1114-1)

It was discovered that KGet did not properly perform input validation when processing metalink files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted metalink file, a remote attacker could overwrite files via directory traversal, which could eventually lead to arbitrary code execution. Note that...

Ubuntu 11.04 : gdm vulnerability (USN-1142-1)

Henne Vogelsang discovered that under certain PolicyKit configurations, GDM could be made to launch a browser. A local attacker could exploit this to gain access to files with the privileges of the gdm user. PolicyKit is not configured in this manner in Ubuntu by default. Note that Tenable Networ...

Ubuntu 9.10 / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : policykit-1 vulnerability (USN-1117-1)

Neel Mehta discovered that PolicyKit did not correctly verify the user making authorization requests. A local attacker could exploit this to trick pkexec into running applications with root privileges. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from...

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : vino vulnerabilities (USN-1128-1)

Kevin Chen discovered that Vino incorrectly handled certain client framebuffer requests. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Vino to crash, leading to a denial of service. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : postfix vulnerability (USN-1131-1)

Thomas Jarosch discovered that Postfix incorrectly handled authentication mechanisms other than PLAIN and LOGIN when the Cyrus SASL library is used. A remote attacker could use this to cause Postfix to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code as the postfix user...

Ubuntu 10.10 : language-selector vulnerability (USN-1115-1)

Romain Perier discovered that the language-selector D-Bus backend did not correctly check for Policy Kit authorizations. A local attacker could exploit this to inject shell commands into the system-wide locale configuration file, leading to root privilege escalation. Note that Tenable Network...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : tiff vulnerability (USN-1120-1)

It was discovered that the TIFF library incorrectly handled certain JPEG data. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted TIFF image, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges, or crash the application, leading to a denial of service. Not...

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 10.04 LTS : dbus-glib vulnerability (USN-1138-1)

It was discovered that DBus-GLib did not properly verify the access flag of exported GObject properties under certain circumstances. A local attacker could exploit this to bypass intended access restrictions or possibly cause a denial of service. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted t...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : rdesktop vulnerability (USN-1136-1)

It was discovered that rdesktop incorrectly handled specially crafted paths when using disk redirection. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, an attacker could access arbitrary files on the user's filesystem. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : exim4 vulnerability (USN-1135-1)

It was discovered that the Exim daemon did not correctly handle certain DKIM identities. A remote attacker could send specially crafted email to run arbitrary code as the Exim user. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1146-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1146-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN11461.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1146-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1144-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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-1146-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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-1122-3)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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 Update for pam USN-1140-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1140-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN11401.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for pam USN-1140-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...