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USN-3991-1: 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 cause a denial of service, spoof the browser UI, trick the user in to launching local executable binaries, obtain sensitive...
USN-3905-1: poppler vulnerability
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...
USN-3769-2: Bind vulnerability
USN-3769-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bind. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled the deny-answer-aliases feature. If this feature is enabled, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Bin...
USN-3523-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Meltdown. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory...
USN-5355-2: zlib vulnerability
USN-5355-1 fixed a vulnerability in zlib. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Danilo Ramos discovered that zlib incorrectly handled memory when performing certain deflating operations. An attacker could use this issue...
USN-5302-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Yiqi Sun and Kevin Wang discovered that the cgroups implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to the cgroups v1 releaseagent feature. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2022-0492 Brendan Dolan-Gavitt discovered that the Marvell WiFi-Ex...
USN-5298-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Packet network protocol 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 execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-22600 Jürgen Groß discovered that the Xen subsystem...
USN-5106-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Valentina Palmiotti discovered that the iouring subsystem in the Linux kernel could be coerced to free adjacent memory. A local attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-41073 It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly enforce certain types of entries in the Secure...
USN-5094-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker who could start and control a VM could possibly use this to expose sensitive information or execute...
USN-5016-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the virtual file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained an unsigned to signed integer conversion error. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-33909 Or Cohen and Nadav Markus discovered a...
USN-4913-1: Underscore vulnerability
It was discovered that Underscore incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary code...
USN-4891-1: OpenSSL vulnerability
It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain renegotiation ClientHello messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service...
USN-4754-2: Python regression
USN-4754-1 fixed a vulnerability in Python. The fix for CVE-2021-3177 introduced a regression in Python 2.7. This update reverts the security fix pending further investigation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain...
USN-4713-2: Linux kernel vulnerability
It was discovered that the LIO SCSI target implementation in the Linux kernel performed insufficient identifier checking in certain XCOPY requests. An attacker with access to at least one LUN in a multiple backstore environment could use this to expose sensitive information or modify data...
USN-4484-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
It was discovered that the cgroup v2 subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly gain administrative privileges...
USN-4095-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
USN-4095-1 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 ESM. Eli Biham and Lior Neumann discovered that the Bluetooth implementation in the Linux...
USN-1054-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Gleb Napatov discovered that KVM did not correctly check certain privileged operations. A local attacker with access to a guest kernel could exploit this to crash the host system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2010-0435 Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel TIPC implementation...
USN-5378-3: XZ Utils vulnerability
USN-5378-2 fixed a vulnerability in XZ Utils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Cleemy Desu Wayo discovered that Gzip incorrectly handled certain filenames. If a user or automated system were tricked into performing zgrep...
USN-5294-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Packet network protocol 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 execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-22600 Szymon Heidrich discovered that the USB Gadget...
USN-5009-1: libslirp vulnerabilities
Qiuhao Li discovered that libslirp incorrectly handled certain header data lengths. An attacker inside a guest could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information from the host. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. CVE-2020-29129, CVE-2020-29130 It was discovered th...
USN-4995-2: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
USN-4995-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Thunderbird. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an...
USN-4983-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Piotr Krysiuk discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly enforce limits for pointer operations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-33200 Piotr Krysiuk and Benedict Schlueter...
USN-4678-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the AMD Running Average Power Limit RAPL driver in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to power data. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2020-12912 Jann Horn discovered that the iouring subsystem in the Linux kernel d...
USN-3992-1: 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-3820-3: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Felix Wilhelm discovered that the Xen netback driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform input validation in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-15471 It was discovered that the generic SCSI...
USN-2747-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability
Dario Weisser discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled certain IOCTL writes. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly gain root privileges...
USN-5381-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
David Bouman discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate passed user register indices. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-1015 It was discovered that the block layer subsystem in the...
USN-5377-1: Linux kernel (BlueField) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the network traffic control implementation in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-1055 Yiqi Sun and Kevin Wang discovered that the...
USN-5299-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Mathy Vanhoef discovered that the Linux kernel’s WiFi implementation could reassemble mixed encrypted and plaintext fragments. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use this issue to inject packets or exfiltrate selected fragments. CVE-2020-26147 It was discovered that the bluetooth...
USN-4912-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Piotr Krysiuk discovered that the BPF JIT compiler for x86 in the Linux kernel did not properly validate computation of branch displacements in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-29154 It was...
USN-4894-1: 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-4099-1: nginx vulnerabilities
Jonathan Looney discovered that nginx incorrectly handled the HTTP/2 implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume resources, leading to a denial of service...
USN-3892-1: GDM vulnerability
Burghard Britzke discovered that GDM incorrectly handled certain configurations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to get unauthorized access to a different user...
USN-3430-3: Dnsmasq regression
USN-3430-2 fixed several vulnerabilities. The update introduced a new regression that breaks DNS resolution. This update addresses the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Felix Wilhelm, Fermin J. Serna, Gabriel Campana and Kevin Hamacher discovered that Dnsmasq...
USN-3256-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the AFPACKET implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...
USN-7234-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ye Zhang and Nicolas Wu discovered that the iouring subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle locking for rings with IOPOLL, leading to a double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...
USN-7223-1: OpenJPEG vulnerabilities
Frank Zeng discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled memory when using the decompression utility. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2024-56826, CVE-2024-56827...
USN-7206-2: rsync regression
USN-7206-1 fixed vulnerabilities in rsync. The update introduced a regression in rsync. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync did not properly handle checksum lengths. ...
USN-5474-1: Varnish Cache vulnerabilities
It was dicovered that Varnish Cache did not clear a pointer between the handling of one client request and the next request within the same connection. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2019-20637 It was discovered that Varnish Cache could have a...
USN-5294-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Packet network protocol 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 execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-22600 Szymon Heidrich discovered that the USB Gadget...
LSN-0081-1: Kernel Live Patch Security Notice
Maxim Levitsky discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel did not properly prevent a guest VM from enabling AVIC in nested guest VMs. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to write to portions of the host's physical memory.CVE-2021-3653 Maxim...
USN-5010-1: QEMU vulnerabilities
Lei Sun discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled certain MMIO operations. An attacker inside the guest could possibly use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2020-15469 Wenxiang Qian discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled certain ATAPI commands. An attacker...
USN-4178-1: 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-3977-2: Intel Microcode update
USN-3977-1 provided mitigations for Microarchitectural Data Sampling MDS vulnerabilities in Intel Microcode for a large number of Intel processor families. This update provides the corresponding updated microcode mitigations for Intel Cherry Trail and Bay Trail processor families. Original adviso...
USN-3910-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
USN-3910-1 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 f2fs filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not...
USN-1507-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel Virtual Machine virtual cpu setup. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to crash the system leading to a denial of service. CVE-2012-1601 An error was found in the Linux kernel's IPv6 netfilter when connection tracking is enabled. A...
USN-7251-1: HarfBuzz vulnerability
It was discovered that HarfBuzz incorrectly handled shaping certain fonts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause HarfBuzz to consume resources, leading to a denial of service...
USN-5515-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Eric Biederman discovered that the cgroup process migration implementation in the Linux kernel did not perform permission checks correctly in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2021-4197 Jann Horn discovered that the FUSE file system i...
USN-5021-2: curl vulnerability
USN-5021-1 fixed vulnerabilities in curl. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Harry Sintonen and Tomas Hoger discovered that curl incorrectly handled TELNET connections when the -t option was used on the command line. Uninitialized data...
USN-5208-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Nadav Amit discovered that the hugetlb implementation in the Linux kernel did not perform TLB flushes under certain conditions. A local attacker could use this to leak or alter data from other processes that use huge pages. CVE-2021-4002 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the...