USN-4186-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-4186-1 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. Stephan van Schaik, Alyssa Milburn, Sebastian Österlund, Pietro Frigo, Kaveh Razavi,...

USN-4151-1: Python vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Python incorrectly parsed certain email addresses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick Python applications into accepting email addresses that should be denied. CVE-2019-16056 It was discovered that the Python documentation XML-RPC server incorrectly...

USN-4058-1: Bash vulnerability

It was discovered that Bash incorrectly handled the restricted shell. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escape restrictions and execute any command...

USN-4052-1: Whoopsie vulnerability

Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information...

USN-3991-3: Firefox regression

USN-3991-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox, and USN-3991-2 fixed a subsequent regression. The update caused an additional regression that resulted in Firefox failing to load correctly after executing it in safe mode. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original...

USN-3991-2: Firefox regression

USN-3991-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a regression which resulted in issues when upgrading between Ubuntu releases. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user...

USN-3903-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3903-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 18.10 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Jason Wang discovered that the vhost net driver in the Linux kernel contained an out of bounds...

USN-3880-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the CIFS client implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle setup negotiation during session recovery, leading to a NULL pointer exception. An attacker could use this to create a malicious CIFS server that caused a denial of service client system crash...

USN-3856-1: GNOME Bluetooth vulnerability

Chris Marchesi discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled disabling Bluetooth visibility. A remote attacker could possibly pair to devices, contrary to expectations. This update adds a workaround to GNOME Bluetooth to fix the issue...

USN-1467-1: MySQL vulnerabilities

It was discovered that certain builds of MySQL incorrectly handled password authentication on certain platforms. A remote attacker could use this issue to authenticate with an arbitrary password and establish a connection. CVE-2012-2122 MySQL has been updated to 5.5.24 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Ubuntu...

USN-5484-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to the kernel debugger when booted in secure boot environments. A privileged attacker could use this to bypass UEFI Secure Boot restrictions. CVE-2022-21499 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the network...

USN-5300-2: PHP vulnerabilities

USN-5300-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-5293-1: c3p0 vulnerability

Aaron Massey discovered that c3p0 could be made to crash when parsing certain input. An attacker able to modify the application's XML configuration file could cause a denial of service...

USN-5116-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Atheros Ath9k WiFi driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information WiFi network traffic. CVE-2020-3702 Alois Wohlschlager discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-4689-4: Linux kernel update

USN-4689-3 fixed vulnerabilities in the NVIDIA server graphics drivers. This update provides the corresponding updates for the NVIDIA Linux DKMS kernel modules. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel contained a vulnerability that...

USN-4526-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the AMD Cryptographic Coprocessor device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service memory exhaustion. CVE-2019-18808 It was discovered that the Conexant 23885 TV card device...

USN-4333-1: Python vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Python incorrectly stripped certain characters from requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform CRLF injection. CVE-2019-18348 It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denia...

USN-3986-1: Wireshark vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Wireshark improperly handled certain input. A remote or local attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting malform packets onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file...

USN-237-1: nbd vulnerability

Kurt Fitzner discovered that the NBD network block device server did not correctly verify the maximum size of request packets. By sending specially crafted large request packets, a remote attacker who is allowed to access the server could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with root privilege...

USN-6159-1: Tornado vulnerability

It was discovered that Tornado incorrectly handled certain redirect. An remote attacker could possibly use this issue to redirect a user to an arbitrary web site and conduct a phishing attack by having user access a specially crafted URL...

USN-5490-1: Protocol Buffers vulnerability

It was discovered that Protocol Buffers did not properly parse certain symbols. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact...

USN-5488-1: OpenSSL vulnerability

Chancen and Daniel Fiala discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the crehash script. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands when crehash is run...

USN-5431-1: GnuPG vulnerability

It was discovered that GnuPG was not properly processing keys with large amounts of signatures. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-5358-2: Linux kernel 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 It was discovered that the IPsec implementati...

USN-5278-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the rlimit tracking for user namespaces in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-24122 It was...

USN-5209-1: 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 time...

USN-4899-2: SpamAssassin vulnerability

USN-4899-1 fixed a vulnerability in SpamAssassin. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially-...

USN-4712-1: Linux kernel regression

USN-4576-1 fixed a vulnerability in the overlay file system implementation in the Linux kernel. Unfortunately, that fix introduced a regression that could incorrectly deny access to overlay files in some situations. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original...

USN-4292-1: rsync vulnerabilities

It was discovered that rsync incorrectly handled pointer arithmetic in zlib. An attacker could use this issue to cause rsync to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2016-9840, CVE-2016-9841 It was discovered that rsync incorrectly handled vectors...

USN-3906-2: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

USN-3906-1 and USN-3864-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in LibTIFF. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a...

USN-3858-1: HAProxy vulnerabilities

It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2018-20102 It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain requests. A attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This...

USN-6581-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds checks in several functions, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-44840, CVE-2022-45703...

USN-5432-1: libpng vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when parsing certain PNG files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possible execute arbitrary...

USN-5383-1: Linux kernel 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 Brendan Dolan-Gavitt discovered that the Marvell WiFi-Ex...

USN-5217-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the NFS server implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-4090 It was discovered that the eBPF implementation in th...

USN-4966-2: libx11 vulnerability

USN-4966-1 fixed a vulnerability in libx11. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that libx11 incorrectly validated certain parameter lengths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick...

USN-4947-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Kiyin 尹亮 discovered that the x25 implementation in the Linux kernel contained overflows when handling addresses from user space. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-35519 It was discovered that the fastrpc driver i...

USN-4689-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN-4689-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the NVIDIA graphics drivers. This update provides the corresponding updates for the NVIDIA Linux DKMS kernel modules. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel contained a vulnerability that allowed...

USN-4618-1: tmux vulnerability

Sergey Nizovtsev discovered that tmux incorrectly handled some inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code...

USN-4547-2: SSVNC vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the LibVNCClient vendored in SSVNC incorrectly handled certain packet lengths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-20020, CVE-2018-20021, CVE-2018-20022, CVE-2018-202...

USN-4090-1: PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

Tom Lane discovered that PostgreSQL did not properly restrict functions declared as "SECURITY DEFINER". An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary SQL with the permissions of the function owner. CVE-2019-10208 Andreas Seltenreich discovered that PostgreSQL did not properly handle user-define...

USN-6817-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. CVE-2022-38096 Zheng Wang discovered that the Broadc...

USN-5891-1: curl vulnerabilities

Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly handled HSTS support when multiple URLs are requested serially. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause curl to use unencrypted connections. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. CVE-2023-23914 Harry Sintonen...

USN-5662-1: Oniguruma vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Oniguruma incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. CVE-2019-16163,...

USN-5292-2: snapd vulnerabilities

USN-5292-1 fixed vulnerabilities in snapd. This update provides the corresponding update for the riscv64 architecture. Original advisory details: James Troup discovered that snap did not properly manage the permissions for the snap directories. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to...

USN-5111-2: strongSwan vulnerability

USN-5111-1 fixed a vulnerability in strongSwan. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled replacing certificates in the cache. A remote attacker could use this issue to...

USN-5092-2: Linux kernel 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 Ofek Kirzner, Adam Morrison, Benedict Schlueter, and Piotr Krysiuk discovered that the BPF verifier in...

USN-5092-1: Linux kernel 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 Ofek Kirzner, Adam Morrison, Benedict Schlueter, and Piotr Krysiuk discovered that the BPF verifier in...

USN-5021-1: curl vulnerabilities

Harry Sintonen and Tomas Hoger discovered that curl incorrectly handled TELNET connections when the -t option was used on the command line. Uninitialized data possibly containing sensitive information could be sent to the remote server, contrary to expectations. CVE-2021-22898, CVE-2021-22925 Har...

USN-5014-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

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...