USN-2380-1: Bash vulnerabilities

Michal Zalewski discovered that Bash incorrectly handled parsing certain function definitions. If an attacker were able to create an environment variable containing a function definition with a very specific name, these issues could possibly be used to bypass certain environment restrictions and...

USN-852-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Solar Designer discovered that the z90crypt driver did not correctly check capabilities. A local attacker could exploit this to shut down the device, leading to a denial of service. Only affected Ubuntu 6.06. CVE-2009-1883 Michael Buesch discovered that the SGI GRU driver did not correctly check...

USN-6816-1: 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-6725-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities

Chih-Yen Chang discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain data structure fields when parsing lease contexts, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly...

USN-5887-1: ClamAV vulnerabilities

Simon Scannell discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing HFS+ files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2023-20032 Simon Scannell discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing DMG...

USN-5370-1: 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, execute script unexpectedly, obtain sensitive information, conduct spoofing attacks, or execute arbitrary...

USN-5366-1: FriBidi vulnerabilities

It was discovered that FriBidi incorrectly handled processing of input strings resulting in memory corruption. An attacker could use this issue to cause FriBidi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potentially execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-25308 It was discovered that FriBidi...

USN-5108-1: libntlm vulnerability

It was discovered that Libntlm incorrectly handled specially crafted NTML requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or another unspecified impact...

USN-4703-1: Mutt vulnerability

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

USN-4653-2: containerd vulnerability

USN-4653-1 fixed a vulnerability in containerd. Unfortunately, those containerd packages introduced a regression in docker.io and the update was reverted. This update addresses the docker.io issue and reintroduces the fixes from USN-4653-1. We apologize for the inconvenience...

USN-4367-2: Linux kernel regression

USN-4367-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the 5.4 Linux kernel. Unfortunately, that update introduced a regression in overlayfs. This update corrects the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-4184-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Stephan van Schaik, Alyssa Milburn, Sebastian Österlund, Pietro Frigo, Kaveh Razavi, Herbert Bos, Cristiano Giuffrida, Giorgi Maisuradze, Moritz Lipp, Michael Schwarz, Daniel Gruss, and Jo Van Bulck discovered that Intel processors using Transactional Synchronization Extensions TSX could expose...

USN-4148-1: 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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. CVE-2017-12596...

USN-3914-1: NTFS-3G vulnerability

A heap buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G when executing it with a relative mount point path that is too long. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code as the administrator...

USN-3860-2: libcaca vulnerabilities

USN-3860-1 fixed a vulnerability in libcaca. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: 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...

USN-2653-1: Python vulnerabilities

It was discovered that multiple Python protocol libraries incorrectly limited certain data when connecting to servers. A malicious ftp, http, imap, nntp, pop or smtp server could use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2013-1752 It was discovered that the Python xmlrpc library did not...

USN-1126-1: PHP vulnerabilities

Stephane Chazelas discovered that the /etc/cron.d/php5 cron job for PHP 5.3.5 allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a directory under /var/lib/php5/. CVE-2011-0441 Raphael Geisert and Dan Rosenberg discovered that the PEAR installer allows local users to overwrite...

USN-7387-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM64 architecture; - MIPS architecture; - PowerPC architecture; - RISC-V architecture; - S390 architecture; - Supe...

USN-6766-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Open vSwitch implementation in the Linux kernel could overflow its stack during recursive action operations under certain conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2024-1151 Sander Wiebing, Alvise de Faveri Tron, Herbert...

USN-6237-1: curl vulnerabilities

Hiroki Kurosawa discovered that curl incorrectly handled validating certain certificate wildcards. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof certain website certificates using IDN hosts. CVE-2023-28321 Hiroki Kurosawa discovered that curl incorrectly handled callbacks when certain...

USN-5844-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled X.400 address processing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary memory contents or cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2023-0286 Corey Bonnell discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handl...

USN-5232-1: Fail2ban vulnerability

Jakub Żoczek discovered that certain Fail2ban actions handled whois responses in an insecure way. If Fail2ban was configured to use certain mail actions like 'mail-whois' on a target system, a remote attacker who was able to control whois responses to this target system could possibly execute...

USN-5385-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Brendan Dolan-Gavitt discovered that the aQuantia AQtion Ethernet device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate meta-data coming from the device. A local attacker who can control an emulated device can use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary...

USN-5200-1: Python vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler class in Python contains regex allowing for catastrophic backtracking. Specially crafted traffic from a malicious HTTP server could cause a regular expression denial of service ReDoS condition for a client. CVE-2020-8492 It was...

USN-5053-1: libssh vulnerability

It was discovered that libssh incorrectly handled rekeying. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libssh to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4740-1: Apache Shiro vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Apache Shiro mishandled specially crafted requests. An attacker could use this vulnerability to bypass authentication mechanisms...

USN-4691-1: Open vSwitch vulnerabilities

Jonas Rudloff discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain malformed LLDP packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Open vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4672-1: unzip vulnerabilities

Rene Freingruber discovered that unzip incorrectly handled certain specially crafted password protected ZIP archives. If a user or automated system using unzip were tricked into opening a specially crafted zip file, an attacker could exploit this to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-4561-1: Rack vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Rack incorrectly handled certain paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2020-8161 It was discovered that Rack incorrectly validated cookies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to forge a secure cookie. CVE-2020-8184...

USN-4497-1: OpenJPEG vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain image files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2016-9112 It was discovered that OpenJPEG did not properly handle certain input. If OpenJPEG were supplied with specially crafted input, it...

USN-4263-2: Sudo vulnerability

USN-4263-1 fixed a vulnerability in Sudo. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Joe Vennix discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled memory operations when the pwfeedback option is enabled. A local attacker could possibl...

USN-4252-1: tcpdump vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in tcpdump. A remote attacker could use these issues to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4220-1: Git vulnerabilities

Joern Schneeweisz and Nicolas Joly discovered that Git contained various security flaws. An attacker could possibly use these issues to overwrite arbitrary paths, execute arbitrary code, and overwrite files in the .git directory...

USN-4213-1: Squid vulnerabilities

Jeriko One and Kristoffer Danielsson discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain URN requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass access checks and access restricted servers. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 19.04 and Ubuntu 19.10. CVE-2019-12523 Jeriko One...

USN-4187-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Stephan van Schaik, Alyssa Milburn, Sebastian Österlund, Pietro Frigo, Kaveh Razavi, Herbert Bos, Cristiano Giuffrida, Giorgi Maisuradze, Moritz Lipp, Michael Schwarz, Daniel Gruss, and Jo Van Bulck discovered that Intel processors using Transactional Synchronization Extensions TSX could expose...

USN-4124-2: Exim vulnerability

USN-4124-1 fixed a vulnerability in Exim. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain decoding operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands...

USN-4133-1: Wireshark vulnerabilities

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

USN-4088-1: PHP vulnerability

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information, cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code...

USN-4082-1: Subversion vulnerabilities

Ace Olszowka discovered that Subversion incorrectly handled certain svnserve requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause svnserver to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2018-11782 Tomas Bortoli discovered that Subversion incorrectly handled certain svnserve...

USN-3977-1: Intel Microcode update

Ke Sun, Henrique Kawakami, Kekai Hu, Rodrigo Branco, Giorgi Maisuradze, Dan Horea Lutas, Andrei Lutas, Volodymyr Pikhur, Stephan van Schaik, Alyssa Milburn, Sebastian Österlund, Pietro Frigo, Kaveh Razavi, Herbert Bos, Cristiano Giuffrida, Moritz Lipp, Michael Schwarz, and Daniel Gruss discovered...

USN-3953-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain exif tags in JPEG images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3918-2: Firefox vulnerabilities

USN-3918-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit...

USN-3849-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference existed in the keyring subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2017-2647 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the raw MIDI driver for the Linux kernel, leading to ...

USN-3644-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK did not correctly perform merging of multiple sections for the same file listed in JAR archive file manifests. An attacker could possibly use this to modify attributes in a manifest without invalidating the signature. CVE-2018-2790 Francesc...

USN-3422-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the Bluetooth stack of the Linux kernel when handling L2CAP configuration responses. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2017-1000251 It was discovered that the asynchronous I/O aio...

USN-3296-1: Samba vulnerability

It was discovered that Samba incorrectly handled shared libraries. A remote attacker could use this flaw to upload a shared library to a writable share and execute arbitrary code...

USN-2288-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

Sasha Levin reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's point-to-point protocol PPP when used with the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol L2TP. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2014-4943 Salva Peiró discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's media- device...

USN-2242-1: dpkg vulnerabilities

It was discovered that dpkg incorrectly handled certain patches when unpacking source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could modify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of service...

USN-1368-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled the SetEnvIf .htaccess file directive. An attacker having write access to a .htaccess file may exploit this to possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2011-3607 Prutha Parikh discovered that the modproxy module did not properly intera...

USN-320-1: PHP vulnerabilities

The phpinfo PHP function did not properly sanitize long strings. A remote attacker could use this to perform cross-site scripting attacks against sites that have publicly-available PHP scripts that call phpinfo. Please note that it is not recommended to publicly expose phpinfo. CVE-2006-0996 An...