USN-3222-1 imagemagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of th...

USN-3221-2 linux-hwe vulnerability

USN-3221-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Alexander Popov discovered that the NHDLC line discipline implementation in the Linux kernel...

USN-3220-1 linux, linux-gke, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerability

Alexander Popov discovered that the NHDLC line discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges...

USN-3220-2 linux-lts-xenial vulnerability

USN-3220-1 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. Alexander Popov discovered that the NHDLC line discipline implementation in the Linux...

USN-3216-1 firefox vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to bypass same origin restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof the addressbar, spoof the print dialog, cause a denial of...

USN-3219-1 linux vulnerability

Alexander Popov discovered that the NHDLC line discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges...

USN-3217-1 network-manager-applet vulnerability

Frederic Bardy and Quentin Biguenet discovered that network-manager-applet incorrectly checked permissions when connecting to certain wireless networks. A local attacker could use this issue at the login screen to access local files...

USN-3215-2 munin regression

USN-3215-1 fixed a vulnerability in Munin. The upstream patch caused a regression leading to errors being appended to the log file. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Munin incorrectly handled CGI graphs. A remote attacker could use this issue to...

USN-3215-1 munin vulnerability

It was discovered that Munin incorrectly handled CGI graphs. A remote attacker could use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files as the www-data user...

USN-3214-1 w3m vulnerabilities

A large number of security issues were discovered in the w3m browser. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code...

USN-3211-2 php7.0 regression

USN-3211-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP by updating to the new 7.0.15 upstream release. PHP 7.0.15 introduced a regression when using MySQL with large blobs. This update fixes the problem with a backported fix. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain...

USN-3213-1 libgd2 vulnerabilities

Stefan Esser discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when processing certain images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected...

USN-3212-1 tiff vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges...

USN-3211-1 php7.0 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain invalid objects when unserializing data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2016-7479 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain...

USN-3210-1 LibreOffice vulnerability

Ben Hayak discovered that it was possible to make LibreOffice Calc and Writer disclose arbitrary files to an attacker if a user opened a specially crafted file with embedded links...

USN-3142-2 imagemagick regression

USN-3142-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ImageMagick. The security fixes introduced a regression with text labels and a regression with the text coder. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled...

USN-3208-2 linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities

USN-3208-1 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. It was discovered that the generic SCSI block layer in the Linux kernel did not proper...

USN-3208-1 linux, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the generic SCSI block layer in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict write operations in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges. CVE-2016-10088 CAI Qian discovered that t...

USN-3207-1 linux vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the block device layer of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges. CVE-2016-7910 Dmitry Vyukov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability ...

USN-3205-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities

It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the tcpdump AppArmor profile...

USN-3204-1 tomcat6, tomcat7 vulnerability

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Tomcat to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-3203-1 gtk-vnc vulnerabilities

It was discovered that gtk-vnc incorrectly validated certain data. A malicious server could use this issue to cause gtk-vnc to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3202-1 spice vulnerabilities

Frediano Ziglio discovered that Spice incorrectly handled certain client messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Spice to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3199-2 Python Crypto regression

USN-3199-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Python Cryptography Toolkit. Unfortunately, various programs depended on the original behavior of the Python Cryptography Toolkit which was altered when fixing the vulnerability. This update retains the fix for the vulnerability but issues a warning rather...

USN-3199-1 Python Crypto vulnerability

It was discovered that the ALGnew function in blocktemplace.c in the Python Cryptography Toolkit contained a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code by using a crafted initialization vector parameter...

USN-3201-1 bind9 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled rewriting certain query responses when using both DNS64 and RPZ. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-3200-1 webkit2gtk vulnerabilities

A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service...

USN-3197-1 libgc vulnerability

Kuang-che Wu discovered that multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities existed in libgc. An attacker could use these to cause a denial of service application crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3196-1 php5 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain arguments to the localegetdisplayname function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-9912 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled...

USN-3195-1 nova-lxd vulnerability

James Page discovered that Nova-LXD incorrectly set up virtual network devices when creating LXD instances. This could result in an unintended firewall configuration...

USN-3194-1 openjdk-7 vulnerabilities

Karthik Bhargavan and Gaetan Leurent discovered that the DES and Triple DES ciphers were vulnerable to birthday attacks. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to obtain clear text data from long encrypted sessions. This update moves those algorithms to the legacy algorithm set and causes...

USN-3180-1 oxide-qt vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to conduct cross-site scripting XSS attacks, read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, spoof the webview URL or other ...

USN-3175-2 firefox regression

USN-3175-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a regression on systems where the AppArmor profile for Firefox is set to enforce mode. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple memory safety issues were discovered in...

USN-3193-1 nettle vulnerability

It was discovered that Nettle incorrectly mitigated certain timing side-channel attacks. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to recover private keys...

USN-3192-1 squid3 vulnerabilities

Saulius Lapinskas discovered that Squid incorrectly handled processing HTTP conditional requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information related to other clients' browsing sessions. CVE-2016-10002 Felix Hassert discovered that Squid incorrectly handled...

USN-3191-1 webkit2gtk vulnerabilities

A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service...

USN-3189-2 linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities

USN-3189-1 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. Mikulas Patocka discovered that the asynchronous multibuffer cryptographic daemon...

USN-3189-1 linux, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Mikulas Patocka discovered that the asynchronous multibuffer cryptographic daemon mcryptd in the Linux kernel did not properly handle being invoked with incompatible algorithms. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-10147 Qidan He discovered that the...

USN-3188-1 linux vulnerability

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...

USN-3177-2 tomcat6, tomcat7 regression

USN-3177-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Tomcat. The update introduced a regression in environments where Tomcat is started with a security manager. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations...

USN-3186-1 iucode-tool vulnerability

It was discovered that iucode-tool incorrectly handled certain microcodes when using the -tr loader. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted microcode, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause iucode-tool to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute...

USN-3185-1 libxpm vulnerability

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

USN-3184-1 irssi vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Irssi buf.pl script set incorrect permissions. A local attacker could use this issue to retrieve another user's window contents. CVE-2016-7553 Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled comparing nicks. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi t...

USN-3183-1 gnutls26, gnutls28 vulnerabilities

Stefan Buehler discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly verified the serial length of OCSP responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain certificate validation measures. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. CVE-2016-7444 Shi Lei discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly...

USN-3182-1 ntfs-3g vulnerability

Jann Horn discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly filtered environment variables when using the modprobe utility. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary kernel modules...

USN-3181-1 openssl vulnerabilities

Guido Vranken discovered that OpenSSL used undefined behaviour when performing pointer arithmetic. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS as other releases were...

USN-3165-1 thunderbird vulnerabilities

Multiple memory safety issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2016-9893, CVE-2017-5373 Andrew Krasichkov...

USN-3175-1 firefox vulnerabilities

Multiple memory safety issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-5373, CVE-2017-5374 JIT code allocation c...

USN-3179-1 openjdk-8 vulnerabilities

Karthik Bhargavan and Gaetan Leurent discovered that the DES and Triple DES ciphers were vulnerable to birthday attacks. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to obtain clear text data from long encrypted sessions. This update moves those algorithms to the legacy algorithm set and causes...

USN-3177-1 tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations incorrectly handled passwords when a username didn't exist. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to enumerate usernames. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. CVE-2016-0762 Alvaro Muno...