USN-5083-1: Python vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain RFCs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. CVE-2021-3733 It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain server responses. An attacker could possibly u...

USN-4975-1: Django vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Django URLValidator function incorrectly handled newlines and tabs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a header injection attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.10, and Ubuntu 21.04. CVE-2021-32052 Rasmus Lerchedahl Petersen...

USN-4974-1: Lasso vulnerability

It was discovered that Lasso did not properly verify that all assertions in a SAML response were properly signed. An attacker could possibly use this to impersonate users or otherwise bypass access controls...

USN-4563-2: NTP vulnerability

USN-4563-1 fixed a vulnerability in NTP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2018-7182 introduced a NULL pointer dereference into NTP. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cau...

USN-3883-1: LibreOffice vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain document files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-10119, CVE-2018-10120, CVE-2018-11790 It was discovere...

USN-3762-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3762-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that the VirtIO subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly...

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-7241-1: Bind vulnerabilities

Toshifumi Sakaguchi discovered that Bind incorrectly handled many records in the additional section. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume CPU resources, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2024-11187 Jean-François Billaud discovered that the Bind DNS-over-HTTPS...

USN-7240-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-49043 It was discovered that the libxml2 xmllint tool incorrectly handled...

USN-5320-1: Expat vulnerabilities and regression

USN-5288-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Expat. For CVE-2022-25236 it caused a regression and an additional patch was required. This update address this regression and several other vulnerabilities. It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use...

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-5094-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) 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-5071-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Maxim Levitsky and Paolo Bonzini discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel allowed a guest VM to disable restrictions on VMLOAD/VMSAVE in a nested guest. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to read or write portions of the host's physical memory...

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-4972-1: PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

Tom Lane discovered that PostgreSQL incorrect handled certain array subscripting calculations. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite server memory and escalate privileges. CVE-2021-32027 Andres Freund discovered that PostgreSQL incorrect handled certain INSERT ... O...

USN-4913-2: Underscore vulnerability

USN-4913-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Underscore. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 21.04. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Underscore incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary code...

USN-4880-1: OpenJPEG vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could use this issue to cause OpenJPEG to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-7244-1: Jinja2 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Jinja2 incorrectly handled certain filenames when compiling template content. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2024-56201 It was discovered that Jinja2 incorrectly handled string formatting calls. An attacker could possibly use this...

USN-7182-1: Ceph vulnerability

It was discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled unsupported JWT algorithms in the RadosGW gateway. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain authentication checks and restrictions...

USN-7175-1: GStreamer Base Plugins vulnerabilities

Antonio Morales discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain malformed media files. An attacker could use these issues to cause GStreamer Base Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Releases Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Packages linux-oem-6.5 - Linux kernel for OEM systems Details Alon Zahavi discovered that the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate H2C PDU data, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A remote attacker could use this to cause ...

USN-5545-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability

Arthur Mongodin discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform data validation. A local attacker could use this to escalate privileges in certain situations...

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...

USN-5050-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform access control. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2020-26558, CVE-2021-0129 Michael Brown discovered that the Xen netback driver in the Linux kernel did...

USN-5011-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, overlay text over another domain, or execute arbitrary code...

USN-4996-1: OpenEXR vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4931-1: Samba vulnerabilities

Steven French discovered that Samba incorrectly handled ChangeNotify permissions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain file name information. CVE-2020-14318 Bas Alberts discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain winbind requests. A remote attacker could possibly use th...

USN-4607-2: OpenJDK regressions

USN-4607-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added features in OpenJDK. Unfortunately, that update introduced a regression that could cause TLS connections with client certificate authentication to fail in some situations. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original adviso...

USN-4182-3: Intel Microcode regression

USN-4182-1 provided updated Intel Processor Microcode. A regression was discovered that caused some Skylake processors to hang after a warm reboot. This update reverts the microcode for that specific processor family. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Stephan van...

USN-3455-1: wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities

Mathy Vanhoef discovered that wpasupplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled WPA2. A remote attacker could use this issue with key reinstallation attacks to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2017-13077, CVE-2017-13078, CVE-2017-13079, CVE-2017-13080, CVE-2017-13081, CVE-2017-13082, CVE-2017-13086,...

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-7253-1: OpenJDK 17 vulnerability

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 17 did not properly handle API access under certain circumstances. An unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to access unauthorized resources and expose sensitive information...

USN-7176-1: GStreamer Good Plugins vulnerabilities

Antonio Morales discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain malformed media files. An attacker could use these issues to cause GStreamer Good Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-7000-2: Expat vulnerabilities

USN-7000-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Expat. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Shang-Hung Wan discovered that Expat did not properly handle certain function calls when a negative input length was provided. An attacker could use this issu...

USN-5139-1: Linux kernel (OEM 5.10) vulnerabilities

Ilja Van Sprundel discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform size validations on incoming packets in some situations. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2021-3655 It was discovered that the AMD...

USN-5013-1: systemd vulnerabilities

It was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain mount paths. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause systemd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2021-33910 Mitchell Frank discovered that systemd incorrectly handled DHCP FORCERENEW packets. A remote attacker...

USN-4694-1: 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-4412-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Matthew Sheets discovered that the SELinux network label handling implementation in the Linux kernel could be coerced into de-referencing a NULL pointer. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2020-10711 It was discovered that the SCSI generic sg driver in...

USN-4385-2: Intel Microcode regression

USN-4385-1 provided updated Intel Processor Microcode. Unfortunately, that update prevented certain processors in the Intel Skylake family 064EH from booting successfully. Additonally, on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, late loading of microcode was enabled, which could lead to system instability. This update...

USN-4387-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the F2FS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform bounds checking on xattrs in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2020-0067 It was discovered that memory contents...

USN-4135-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Peter Pi discovered a buffer overflow in the virtio network backend vhostnet implementation in the Linux kernel. An attacker in a guest may be able to use this to cause a denial of service host OS crash or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host OS. CVE-2019-14835 It was discovered that the...

USN-4065-2: Squid vulnerabilities

USN-4065-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Squid. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled Digest authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to crash,...

USN-3817-2: Python vulnerabilities

USN-3817-1 fixed a vulnerability in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled large amounts of data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in a denia...

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-5368-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the BPF verifier in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict pointer types in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-23222 It was discovered that the network traffic contro...

USN-5292-4: snapd regression

USN-5292-1 fixed a vulnerability in snapd. Unfortunately that update introduced a regression that could break the fish shell. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: James Troup discovered that snap did not properly manage the permissions for...

USN-5080-2: Libgcrypt vulnerabilities

USN-5080-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Libgcrypt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Libgcrypt incorrectly handled ElGamal encryption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to recover sensitive information...

USN-5062-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

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...

USN-4995-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, spoof the UI, bypass security restrictions, or...

USN-4685-1: OpenJPEG vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker could use this issue to cause OpenJPEG to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...