USN-5866-1: Nova vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Nova did not properly manage data logged into the log file. An attacker with read access to the service's logs could exploit this issue and may obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. CVE-2015-9543 It was discovered that...

USN-5782-2: Firefox regressions

USN-5782-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Firefox was using an out-of-date libusrsctp library. An attacker could possibly use th...

USN-5754-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the NFSD implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some RPC messages, leading to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-43945 It was discovered that a memory...

USN-5677-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the BPF verifier in the Linux kernel did not properly handle internal data structures. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2021-4159 It was discovered that an out-of-bounds write vulnerability existed in the Video for Linux 2...

USN-5371-3: nginx vulnerability

USN-5371-1 and USN-5371-2 fixed several vulnerabilities in nginx. This update provides the corresponding update for CVE-2020-11724 for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that nginx Lua module mishandled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perfo...

USN-5655-1: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) 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 Duoming...

USN-5615-1: SQLite vulnerabilities

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled INTERSEC query processing. An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-35525 It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled ALTER TABLE for views that...

USN-5606-1: poppler vulnerability

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code...

USN-5598-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerability

It was discovered that the virtual terminal driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle VGA console font changes, 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...

USN-5533-1: Vim vulnerability

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the corruption of sensitive information, a crash, or arbitrary code execution...

USN-5272-1: HDF5 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that HDF5 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-5457-1: WebKitGTK 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-5448-1: ncurses vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ncurses was not properly checking array bounds when executing the fmtentry function, which could result in an out-of-bounds write. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-10684 It was discovered that ncurses was not properly checking us...

USN-5244-2: DBus vulnerability

USN-5244-1 fixed a vulnerability in DBus. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Daniel Onaca discovered that DBus contained a use-after-free vulnerability, caused by the incorrect handling of usernames sharing the same...

USN-5382-1: libinput vulnerability

Albin Eldstål-Ahrens and Lukas Lamster discovered libinput did not properly handle input devices with specially crafted names. A local attacker with physical access could use this to cause libinput to crash or expose sensitive information...

USN-4516-1: GnuPG vulnerability

It was discovered that GnuPG signatures could be forged when the SHA-1 algorithm is being used. This update removes validating signatures based on SHA-1 that were generated after 2019-01-19. In environments where this is still required, a new option --allow-weak-key-signatures can be used to reve...

USN-4475-1: Chrony vulnerability

It was discovered that Chrony incorrectly handled certain symbolic links. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information...

USN-4456-1: Dovecot vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled deeply nested MIME parts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2020-12100 It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled memory when using NTLM. A remote...

USN-4417-2: NSS vulnerability

USN-4417-1 fixed a vulnerability in NSS. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Cesar Pereida, Billy Bob Brumley, Yuval Yarom, and Nicola Tuveri discovered that NSS incorrectly handled RSA key generation. A local attacke...

USN-4415-1: coTURN vulnerabilities

Felix Dörre discovered that coTURN response buffer is not initialized properly. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2020-4067 It was discovered that coTURN web server incorrectly handled HTTP POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to...

USN-4404-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities

Thomas E. Carroll discovered that the NVIDIA Cuda grpahics driver did not properly perform access control when performing IPC. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-5963 It was discovered that the UVM driver in the NVIDIA graphics...

USN-4347-1: WebKitGTK vulnerability

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-4278-3: Firefox regressions

USN-4278-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted...

USN-4236-3: Libgcrypt vulnerability

USN-4236-1 fixed a vulnerability in Libgcrypt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Libgcrypt was susceptible to a ECDSA timing attack. An attacker could possibly use this attack to recover...

USN-4236-2: Libgcrypt vulnerability

USN-4236-1 fixed a vulnerability in Libgcrypt. This update provides the corresponding fix for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Libgcrypt was susceptible to a ECDSA timing attack. An attacker could possibly use this attack to recover sensitive information...

USN-4038-2: bzip2 vulnerabilities

USN-4038-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in bzip2. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Aladdin Mubaied discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a deni...

USN-4035-1: Ceph vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled read only permissions. An authenticated attacker could use this issue to obtain dm-crypt encryption keys. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. CVE-2018-14662 It was discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled certain OMAPs holding bucket indices...

USN-3838-1: LibRaw vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled photo files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted photo file, a remote attacker could cause applications linked against LibRaw to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3833-1: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel mishandles mapping UID or GID ranges inside nested user namespaces in some situations. A local attacker could use this to bypass access controls on resources outside the namespace. CVE-2018-18955 Philipp Wendler discovered that the overlayfs implementati...

USN-3710-1: curl vulnerability

Peter Wu discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain SMTP buffers. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3689-2: Libgcrypt vulnerability

USN-3689-1 fixed a vulnerability in Libgcrypt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Keegan Ryan discovered that Libgcrypt was susceptible to a side-channel attack. A local attacker could possibly use this attack to recover ECDSA private ke...

USN-3610-1: ICU vulnerability

It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain calendars. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash, leading to a denial of service...

USN-3384-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andrey Konovalov discovered a race condition in the UDP Fragmentation Offload UFO code in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-1000112 Andrey Konovalov discovered a race condition in AFPACKET socket option handling code...

USN-3339-2: OpenVPN vulnerability

USN-3339-1 fixed several issues in OpenVPN. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Guido Vranken discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled an HTTP proxy with NTLM authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenVPN...

USN-3346-1: bind9 vulnerabilities

Clément Berthaux discovered that Bind did not correctly check TSIG authentication for zone update requests. An attacker could use this to improperly perform zone updates. CVE-2017-3143 Clément Berthaux discovered that Bind did not correctly check TSIG authentication for zone transfer requests. An...

USN-3342-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3342-1 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. USN-3333-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel. However, that fix introduced regressions...

USN-3126-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ondrej Kozina discovered that the keyring interface in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overflow when displaying timeout events via the /proc/keys interface. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-7042 Dmitry Vyukov discovered a use-after-free...

USN-3064-1: GnuPG vulnerability

Felix Dörre and Vladimir Klebanov discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled mixing functions in the random number generator. An attacker able to obtain 4640 bits from the RNG can trivially predict the next 160 bits of output...

USN-3016-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit compatibility IPTSOSETREPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute...

USN-3010-1: Expat vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Expat unexpectedly called srand in certain circumstances. This could reduce the security of calling applications. CVE-2012-6702 It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled seeding the random number generator. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a...

USN-2937-1: WebKitGTK+ 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-2774-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that virtio networking in the Linux kernel did not handle fragments correctly, leading to kernel memory corruption. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute code with administrative privileges. CVE-2015-5156 It was discovered...

USN-2655-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled data with malformed chunked transfer coding. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks, or cause Tomcat to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2014-0227 It was discovered that...

USN-2608-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

Jason Geffner discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the virtual floppy driver. This issue is known as VENOM. A malicious guest could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host as the user running the QEMU process. In the default installation, wh...

USN-2605-1: ICU vulnerabilities

Pedro Ribeiro discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain memory operations when processing data. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, an attacker could cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program...

USN-2574-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure, data integrity and availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive data over the network. CVE-2015-0460, CVE-2015-0469 Alexander Cherepanov discovered that...

USN-2548-1: Batik vulnerability

Nicolas Gregoire and Kevin Schaller discovered that Batik would load XML external entities by default. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could possibly obtain access to arbitrary files or cause resource consumption...

USN-2257-1: Samba vulnerabilities

Christof Schmitt discovered that Samba incorrectly initialized a certain response field when vfs shadow copy was enabled. A remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to possibly obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CVE-2014-0178 It was...

USN-2150-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Benoit Jacob, Olli Pettay, Jan Varga, Jan de Mooij, Jesse Ruderman, Dan Gohman, Christoph Diehl, Gregor Wagner, Gary Kwong, Luke Wagner, Rob Fletcher and Makoto Kato discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker...

USN-2052-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Ben Turner, Bobby Holley, Jesse Ruderman, Christian Holler and Christoph Diehl discovered multiple memory safety issues 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...