USN-5078-3: Squashfs-Tools vulnerability

USN-5078-1 fixed a vulnerability in Squashfs-Tools. That update was incomplete and could still result in Squashfs-Tools mishandling certain malformed SQUASHFS files. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Richard Weinberger discovered that...

USN-5078-1: Squashfs-Tools vulnerability

Richard Weinberger discovered that Squashfs-Tools mishandled certain malformed SQUASHFS files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem...

USN-4969-1: DHCP vulnerability

Jon Franklin and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered that DHCP incorrectly handled lease file parsing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DHCP to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-4918-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities

USN-4918-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing Excel documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,...

USN-4744-1: OpenLDAP vulnerability

Pasi Saarinen discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain short timestamps. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

LSN-0067-1: Kernel Live Patch Security Notice

It was discovered that the Serial CAN interface driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize data. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2020-11494...

USN-4325-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the IPMI message handler implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service kernel memory exhaustion. CVE-2019-19046 Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux...

USN-4222-1: GraphicsMagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact...

USN-4205-1: SQLite vulnerabilities

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain schemas. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. CVE-2018-8740 It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain schemas. An attacker could possibly use thi...

USN-4195-1: MySQL vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 8.0.18 in Ubuntu 19.10. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 19.04 have been updated to MySQL 5.7.28. In addition to security fixes, the...

USN-4122-1: 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 obtain sensitive information, bypass Content Security Policy CSP protections, bypass same-origin restrictions, conduct cross-site...

USN-3931-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

M. Vefa Bicakci and Andy Lutomirski discovered that the kernel did not properly set up all arguments to an error handler callback used when running as a paravirtualized guest. An unprivileged attacker in a paravirtualized guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service guest VM crash...

USN-3872-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the vsock address family implementation of the Linux kernel that could lead to a use-after-free condition. A local attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to expose sensitive information host machine kernel memory. CVE-2018-14625 Cfir...

USN-327-2: firefox regression

USN-327-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Firefox. Unfortunately the new version introduced a regression in the handling of streamed media. Embedded media which were linked with a scheme other than http:// did not work any more. This update fixes this regression...

USN-5998-1: Apache Log4j vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the SocketServer component of Apache Log4j 1.2 incorrectly handled deserialization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. CVE-2019-17571 It was discovered that the JMSSink component of Apache Log4j 1....

USN-5542-1: Samba vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Samba did not handle MaxQueryDuration when being used in AD DC configurations, contrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. CVE-2021-3670 Luke Howard discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain restrictions associated with changing passwords. A...

USN-5219-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

It was discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the memory size of certain ring buffer operation arguments. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-5135-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly account for the memory usage of certain IPC objects. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service memory exhaustion...

USN-5088-1: EDK II vulnerabilities

It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled input validation in MdeModulePkg. A local user could possibly use this issue to cause EDK II to crash, resulting in a denial of service, obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2019-11098 Paul Kehrer discovered that OpenSSL use...

USN-5079-4: curl regression

USN-5079-2 fixed vulnerabilities in curl. One of the fixes introduced a regression. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Patrick Monnerat discovered that curl incorrectly handled upgrades to TLS. When receiving certain responses from servers, curl would continue without TLS...

USN-5029-1: GnuTLS vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled sending certain extensions when being used as a client. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GnuTLS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4915-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the application of file system capabilities with respect to user namespaces. A local attacker could use this to gain elevated privileges. CVE-2021-3493 Vincent Dehors discovered that the shiftfs file...

USN-4728-1: snapd vulnerability

Gilad Reti and Nimrod Stoler discovered that snapd did not correctly specify cgroup delegation when generating systemd service units for various container management snaps. This could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via access to arbitrary devices of the container host from within a...

USN-4717-1: 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, obtain sensitive information, conduct clickjacking attacks, or execute arbitrary code...

USN-4689-3: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel contained a vulnerability that allowed user-mode clients to access legacy privileged APIs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or escalate privileges. CVE-2021-1052 It was discovered that the NVIDIA...

USN-4510-1: Samba vulnerability

Tom Tervoort discovered that the Netlogon protocol implemented by Samba incorrectly handled the authentication scheme. A remote attacker could use this issue to forge an authentication token and steal the credentials of the domain admin. This update fixes the issue by changing the "server schanne...

USN-4286-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2019-14615 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Softmac USB Prism54 devi...

USN-4160-1: UW IMAP vulnerability

It was discovered that UW IMAP incorrectly handled inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary OS commands...

USN-4075-1: Exim vulnerability

Jeremy Harris discovered that Exim incorrectly handled sort expansions. In environments where sort expansions are used, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as root...

USN-3890-1: Django vulnerability

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled formatting certain numbers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of service...

USN-3864-1: LibTIFF 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-3860-1: libcaca vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libcaca incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2018-20544 It was discovered that libcaca incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3695-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize the crc32c checksum driver. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1094 It was discovered that the cdrom driver in the Linux kernel contained an...

USN-3045-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain SplMinHeap::compare operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CVE-2015-4116 ...

USN-6818-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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 a denial of service system crash. CVE-2023-6356, CVE-2023-6535, CVE-2023-6536 It was...

USN-5822-1: Samba vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled the bad password count logic. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass bad passwords lockouts. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 22.10. CVE-2021-20251 Evgeny Legerov discovered that Samba incorrectly handled buffers in certai...

USN-5475-1: 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, obtain sensitive information, spoof the browser UI, conduct cross-site scripting XSS attacks, bypass...

USN-5353-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability

It was discovered that the IPsec implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly allocate enough memory when performing ESP transformations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-5267-2: Linux kernel regression

USN-5267-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Unfortunately, that update introduced a regression that caused the kernel to freeze when accessing CIFS shares in some situations. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered...

USN-4932-1: Django vulnerability

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain filenames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files in unexpected directories...

USN-4772-1: VNC4 vulnerabilities

USN-2500-1 addressed CVE-2015-0255 for xorg-server. This update provides the corresponding fix for VNC4 on Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. CVE-2015-0255 USN-2726-1 addressed CVE-2015-1283 for Expat. This update provides the corresponding fix for VNC4 on Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ES...

USN-4677-1: p11-kit vulnerabilities

David Cook discovered that p11-kit incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause p11-kit to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4577-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Hadar Manor discovered that the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled socket reuse, leading to 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-2020-16119 Giuseppe Scriva...

USN-4576-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Hadar Manor discovered that the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled socket reuse, leading to 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-2020-16119 Jay Shin...

USN-4483-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Chuhong Yuan discovered that go7007 USB audio device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some failure conditions. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service memory exhaustion. CVE-2019-20810 Fan Yang discovered that the mremap...

USN-4466-2: curl vulnerability

USN-4466-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Marc Aldorasi discovered that curl incorrectly handled the libcurl CURLOPTCONNECTONLY option. This could result in data being sent to the wrong destination,...

USN-4375-1: PHP vulnerability

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

USN-4330-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain file uploads. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. CVE-2020-7062 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain PHAR archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information...

USN-4279-2: PHP regression

USN-4279-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. The updated packages caused a regression. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a...

USN-4284-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2019-14615 It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac wireless USB device driver in the...