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USN-2165-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities
Neel Mehta discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled memory in the TLS heartbeat extension. An attacker could use this issue to obtain up to 64k of memory contents from the client or server, possibly leading to the disclosure of private keys and other sensitive information. CVE-2014-0160 Yuval...
USN-1202-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Dan Rosenberg discovered that several network ioctls did not clear kernel memory correctly. A local user could exploit this to read kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2010-3296, CVE-2010-3297 Brad Spengler discovered that stack memory for new a process was not correctly...
USN-578-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
The minix filesystem did not properly validate certain filesystem values. If a local attacker could trick the system into attempting to mount a corrupted minix filesystem, the kernel could be made to hang for long periods of time, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2006-6058 Alexander Schulze...
USN-6548-3: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Spectre-BHB mitigations were missing for Ampere processors. A local attacker could potentially use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2023-3006 It was discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition while handling device descriptors i...
USN-6505-1: nghttp2 vulnerability
It was discovered that nghttp2 incorrectly handled request cancellation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause nghttp2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service...
USN-6317-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Daniel Moghimi discovered that some IntelR Processors did not properly clear microarchitectural state after speculative execution of various instructions. A local unprivileged user could use this to obtain to sensitive information. CVE-2022-40982 Tavis Ormandy discovered that some AMD processors...
USN-5793-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the iouring subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, 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-2022-3910 ...
USN-5275-1: BlueZ vulnerability
Ziming Zhang discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled memory write operations in its gatt server. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause BlueZ to crash leading to a denial of service, or potentially remotely execute code. CVE-2022-0204...
USN-5165-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the NFC subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability in its NFC Controller Interface NCI implementation. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-3760 It was discovered...
USN-5105-1: Bottle vulnerability
It was discovered that Bottle incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cache malicious requests...
USN-5104-1: Squid vulnerability
Lyu discovered that Squid incorrectly handled WCCP protocol data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information...
USN-5085-1: SQL parse vulnerability
It was discovered that SQL parse incorrectly handled certain regular expression. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...
USN-4602-2: Perl vulnerabilities
USN-4602-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Perl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: ManhND discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. In environments where untrusted regular expressions ar...
USN-4531-1: BusyBox vulnerability
It was discovered that the BusyBox wget applet incorrectly validated SSL certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to intercept secure communications...
USN-4433-1: OpenJDK vulnerabilities
Johannes Kuhn discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled access control contexts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-14556 It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled memory allocation when reading TIFF image files. An attacker could possibly use...
USN-4253-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
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...
USN-4171-3: Apport regression
USN-4171-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apport. The update caused a regression in the Python Apport library. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Kevin Backhouse discovered Apport would read its user-controlled settings file as the root user...
USN-4143-1: SDL 2.0 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that SDL 2.0 mishandled crafted image files resulting in an integer overflow. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious file, SDL 2.0 could be caused to crash or potentially run arbitrary code. CVE-2017-2888 It was discovered that SDL 2.0 mishandled crafted image files. If...
USN-4138-1: LibreOffice vulnerability
It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled embedded scripts in document files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code...
USN-4041-2: Linux kernel (HWE) update
USN-4041-1 provided updates for the Linux kernel in Ubuntu. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. USN-4017-2 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Unfortunately, the update introduced a regression that interfered with networking application...
USN-4020-1: Firefox vulnerability
A type confusion bug was discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could exploit this by causing a denial of service, or executing arbitrary code...
USN-3753-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the generic SCSI driver in the Linux kernel did not properly enforce permissions on kernel memory access. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information or possibly elevate privileges. CVE-2017-13168 Wen Xu discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability...
USN-3654-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memor...
USN-3645-2: Firefox regression
USN-3645-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused an issue where users experienced long UI pauses in some circumsances. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were...
USN-3619-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter BPF implementation in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-16995 It was discovered that a...
USN-3468-3: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly bound guest IRQs. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service host system crash. CVE-2017-1000252 It was discovered that the Flash-Friendly File System f2fs implementation in the Linux...
USN-3260-1: 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 read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, spoof the addressbar contents or other UI elements, escape the sandbox to...
USN-3087-2: OpenSSL regression
USN-3087-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. The fix for CVE-2016-2182 was incomplete and caused a regression when parsing certificates. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Shi Lei discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the OCSP Statu...
USN-2634-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Wen Xu discovered a use-after-free flaw in the Linux kernel's ipv4 ping support. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or gain administrative privileges on the system. CVE-2015-3636 A memory corruption flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's scsi...
USN-2064-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Stephan Mueller reported an error in the Linux kernel's ansi cprng random number generator. This flaw makes it easier for a local attacker to break cryptographic protections. CVE-2013-4345 A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's IP Virtual Server IPVS support. A local user with the CAPNETADMI...
USN-1558-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Reliable Datagram Sockets RDS protocol implementation. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. CVE-2012-2372 Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's TUN/TAP device driver. A local user could...
USN-1245-1: Linux kernel (Marvell DOVE) vulnerabilities
Ryan Sweat discovered that the kernel incorrectly handled certain VLAN packets. On some systems, a remote attacker could send specially crafted traffic to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-1576 Vasiliy Kulikov and Dan Rosenberg discovered that ecryptfs did not correctly...
USN-864-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the AX.25 network subsystem did not correctly check integer signedness in certain setsockopt calls. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. Ubuntu 9.10 was not affected. CVE-2009-2909 Jan Beulich discovered that the kernel...
USN-82-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
CAN-2004-0176: Michael Kerrisk noticed an insufficient permission checking in the shmctl function. Any process was permitted to lock/unlock any System V shared memory segment that fell within the the RLIMITMEMLOCK limit that is the maximum size of shared memory that unprivileged users can acquire...
USN-6927-1: 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 Gui-Dong Han discovered that the...
USN-6532-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Tavis Ormandy discovered that some AMD processors did not properly handle speculative execution of certain vector register instructions. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2023-20593 Yu Hao discovered that the UBI driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check...
USN-6401-1: FreeRDP vulnerabilities
It was discovered that FreeRDP did not properly manage certain inputs. A malicious server could use this issue to cause FreeRDP clients to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. CVE-2023-39350, CVE-2023-39351, CVE-2023-39353, CVE-2023-39354,...
USN-6355-1: GRUB2 vulnerabilities
Daniel Axtens discovered that specially crafted images could cause a heap-based out-of-bonds write. A local attacker could possibly use this to circumvent secure boot protections. CVE-2021-3695 Daniel Axtens discovered that specially crafted images could cause out-of-bonds read and write. A local...
USN-6289-1: WebKitGTK vulnerabilities
Several 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 attacks, and...
USN-5834-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server moddav module did not properly handle specially crafted request headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the process to crash, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2006-20001 It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server...
USN-5613-1: Vim vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing bounds checks when executing spell suggestion commands. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-0943 It was discovered that Vim was using freed memory when dealing with regula...
USN-5373-1: Django vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain certain column aliases in the QuerySet.annotate, aggregate, and extra methods. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an SQL injection attack. CVE-2022-28346 It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain...
USN-5304-1: PolicyKit vulnerability
Kevin Backhouse discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled file descriptors. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PolicyKit to crash, resulting in a denial of service...
USN-5254-1: shadow vulnerabilities
It was discovered that shadow incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. CVE-2017-12424 It was discovered that shadow incorrectly handled certain...
USN-5121-1: Mailman vulnerabilities
Andre Protas, Richard Cloke, and Andy Nuttall discovered that Mailman did not properly associate cross-site request forgery CSRF tokens to specific accounts. A remote attacker could use this to perform a CSRF attack to gain access to another account. CVE-2021-42097 Andre Protas, Richard Cloke, an...
USN-5077-2: Apport vulnerabilities
USN-5077-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Maik Münch and Stephen Röttger discovered that Apport incorrectly handled certain information gathering operations. A local...
USN-4800-1: Lynx vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Lynx incorrectly handled certain URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. CVE-2016-9179 It was discovered that Lynx incorrectly handled certain HTML files. A...
USN-4668-4: python-apt vulnerability
USN-4668-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-apt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-apt to consume...
USN-4611-1: 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-4557-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Tomcat realm implementations incorrectly handled passwords when a username didn't exist. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to enumerate usernames. CVE-2016-0762 Alvaro Munoz and Alexander Mirosh discovered that Tomcat incorrectly limited use of a certain...