USN-5250-2: strongSwan vulnerability

USN-5250-1 fixed a vulnerability in strongSwan. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Zhuowei Zhang discovered that stringSwan incorrectly handled EAP authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause...

USN-5233-1: ClamAV vulnerability

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled memory when the CLSCANGENERALCOLLECTMETADATA scan option was enabled. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-5060-1: NTFS-3G vulnerabilities

It was discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain image file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4731-1: JUnit 4 vulnerability

It was discovered that JUnit 4 contains a local information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information...

USN-4718-1: fastd vulnerability

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

USN-4462-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

It was discovered that the bcache subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly release a lock in some error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service...

USN-4372-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled bochs-display devices. A local attacker in a guest could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10. CVE-2019-15034 It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memo...

USN-4281-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

A large number of 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...

USN-4268-1: OpenSMTPD vulnerability

It was discovered that OpenSMTPD incorrectly verified the sender's or receiver's e-mail addresses under certain conditions. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands as root...

USN-4214-1: RabbitMQ vulnerability

It was discovered that RabbitMQ incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4195-2: MariaDB vulnerabilities

USN-4195-1 fixed multiple vulnerabilities in MySQL. This update provides the corresponding fixes for CVE-2019-2974 in MariaDB 10.1 and CVE-2019-2938, CVE-2019-2974 for MariaDB 10.3. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS has been updated to MariaDB 10.1.43. Ubuntu 19.04 and 19.10 has been updated to MariaDB 10.3.20. I...

USN-4134-2: IBus regression

USN-4134-1 fixed a vulnerability in IBus. The security fix introduced a regression when being used with Qt applications. This update reverts the security fix pending further investigation. Original advisory details: Simon McVittie discovered that IBus did not enforce appropriate access controls o...

USN-4132-1: Expat vulnerability

It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information...

USN-4022-1: Gunicorn vulnerability

It was discovered that gunicorn improperly handled certain input. An attacker could potentially use this issue execute a cross-site scripting XSS attack...

USN-3921-1: XMLTooling vulnerability

It was discovered that XMLTooling incorrectly handled certain XML files with invalid data. An attacker could use this issue to cause XMLTooling to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-3816-3: systemd regression

USN-3816-1 fixed vulnerabilities in systemd. The fix for CVE-2018-6954 caused a regression in systemd-tmpfiles when running Ubuntu inside a container on some older kernels. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. In order to continue to support this configuration, the fixes for CVE-2018-6954...

USN-3756-1: Intel Microcode vulnerabilities

It was discovered that memory present in the L1 data cache of an Intel CPU core may be exposed to a malicious process that is executing on the CPU core. This vulnerability is also known as L1 Terminal Fault L1TF. A local attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to expose sensitive...

USN-3497-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Smart Card IO subsystem in OpenJDK did not properly maintain state. An attacker could use this to specially construct an untrusted Java application or applet to gain access to a smart card, bypassing sandbox restrictions. CVE-2017-10274 Gaston Traberg discovered that th...

USN-3275-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenJDK improperly re-used cached NTLM connections in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a Java application to perform actions with the credentials of a different user. CVE-2017-3509 It was discovered that an untrusted library search path fl...

USN-2952-2: PHP regression

USN-2952-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. One of the backported patches caused a regression in the PHP Soap client. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the PHP Zip extension incorrectly handled directories when...

USN-2639-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

Praveen Kariyanahalli, Ivan Fratric and Felix Groebert discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled memory when buffering DTLS data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-8176 Joseph...

USN-714-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Hugo Dias discovered that the ATM subsystem did not correctly manage socket counts. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a system hang, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2008-5079 It was discovered that the libertas wireless driver did not correctly handle beacon and probe responses. A...

USN-593-1: Dovecot vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the default configuration of dovecot could allow access to any email files with group "mail" without verifying that a user had valid rights. An attacker able to create symlinks in their mail directory could exploit this to read or delete another user's email. CVE-2008-1199 ...

USN-112-1: PHP4 vulnerabilities

An integer overflow was discovered in the exifprocessIFDTAG function in PHP4's EXIF module. EXIF tags with a specially crafted "Image File Directory" IFD tag caused a buffer overflow which could have been exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the PHP4 server. CAN-2005-1042 Th...

USN-7400-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handle certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2024-11235 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handle certain folded headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or...

USN-7383-1: 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; - x86 architecture; - Block layer subsystem; - Drivers core; - Ublk userspace block driver; -...

USN-6898-3: Linux kernel 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-6340-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ruihan Li discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform permissions checks when handling HCI sockets. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service bluetooth communication. CVE-2023-2002 Zi Fan Tan discovered that the binder IPC...

USN-5953-1: IPython vulnerabilities

It was discovered that IPython incorrectly processed REST API POST requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to launch a cross-site request forgery CSRF attack and leak user's sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. CVE-2015-5607 It was discovered that IPython...

USN-5831-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities

Kyle Zeng discovered that the sysctl implementation in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-4378 Tamás Koczka discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP handshake...

USN-5804-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the NFSD implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some RPC messages, leading to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-43945 Tamás Koczka discovered that th...

USN-5571-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability

Sven Klemm discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled extensions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code when extensions are created or updated...

USN-5529-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Atheros ath9k wireless device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some error conditions, 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-2022-1679...

USN-5471-1: Linux kernel (OEM) 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 Aaron Adams discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux...

USN-5397-1: curl vulnerabilities

Patrick Monnerat discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain OAUTH2. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. CVE-2022-22576 Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensiti...

USN-5379-1: klibc vulnerabilities

It was discovered that klibc did not properly perform some mathematical operations, leading to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-31870 It was discovered that klibc did not...

USN-5374-1: libarchive vulnerability

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information...

USN-5086-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Johan Almbladh discovered that the eBPF JIT implementation for IBM s390x systems in the Linux kernel miscompiled operations in some situations, allowing circumvention of the BPF verifier. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-5055-1: GNOME grilo vulnerability

Michael Catanzaro discovered that grilo incorrectly handled certain TLS certificate verification. An attacker could possibly use this issue to MITM attacks...

USN-4804-1: Puppet vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Puppet installed modules with world writable permissions. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. CVE-2017-10689 It was discovered that Puppet could be used to force YAML deserialization in an unsafe manner. A remote...

USN-4768-1: musl vulnerabilities

It was discovered that musl did not properly handle kernel syscalls. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-1000001 It was discovered that musl did not properly handle the parsing of DNS response codes. A remote...

USN-4730-1: PostSRSd vulnerability

It was discovered that PostSRSd mishandled certain input. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a long timestamp tag in an SRS address...

USN-4719-1: ca-certificates update

The ca-certificates package contained outdated CA certificates. This update refreshes the included certificates to those contained in the 2.46 version of the Mozilla certificate authority bundle...

USN-4675-1: OpenStack Horizon vulnerability

Pritam Singh discovered that OpenStack Horizon incorrectly validated certain parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenStack Horizon to redirect to a malicious URL...

USN-4591-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP implementation in the Linux kernel contained a type-confusion error. A physically proximate remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-12351 Andy Nguyen discovered that the...

USN-4376-2: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

USN-4376-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Cesar Pereida García, Sohaib ul Hassan, Nicola Tuveri, Iaroslav Gridin, Alejandro Cabrera Aldaya, and Billy Brumley discovered...

USN-4316-1: GD Graphics Library vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled cloning an image. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GD Graphics Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2018-14553 It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled loading images from X...

USN-4252-2: tcpdump vulnerabilities

USN-4252-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in tcpdump. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in tcpdump. A remote attacker could use these issues to cause tcpdump to crash, resulti...

USN-4110-1: Dovecot vulnerability

Nick Roessler and Rafi Rubin discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code...

USN-3752-3: Linux kernel (Azure, GCP, OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that, when attempting to handle an out-of-memory situation, a null pointer dereference could be triggered in the Linux kernel in some circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1000200 Wen Xu discovered that the XFS...