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USN-3641-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Nick Peterson discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle debug exceptions following a MOV/POP to SS instruction. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. This issue only affected the amd64 architecture. CVE-2018-8897 Andy Lutomirski discovered that...
USN-3523-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
USN-3523-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 17.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch...
USN-2856-1: ldb vulnerabilities
Thilo Uttendorfer discovered that the ldb incorrectly handled certain zero values. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using ldb, such as Samba, to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2015-3223 Douglas Bagnall discovered that ldb incorrectly handled...
USN-2420-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
A flaw was discovered in how the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel Virtual Machine subsystem handles the CR4 control register at VM entry on Intel processors. A local host OS user can exploit this to cause a denial of service kill arbitrary processes, or system disruption by leveraging /dev/kvm access...
USN-2260-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty pty device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrator privileges. CVE-2014-0196 Pinkie Pie discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's futex subsystem. An unprivileged...
USN-1993-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel when reading broadcast messages from the notifypolicy interface of the IPSec keysocket. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine potentially sensitive information in kernel memory...
USN-1982-1: Python 2.6 vulnerability
Ryan Sleevi discovered that Python did not properly handle certificates with NULL characters in the Subject Alternative Name field. An attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications...
USN-1768-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Andrew Cooper of Citrix reported a Xen stack corruption in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged user in a 32bit PVOPS guest can cause the guest kernel to crash, or operate erroneously. CVE-2013-0190 A failure to validate input was discovered in the Linux kernel's Xen netback network backend driver. ...
USN-1505-1: OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that multiple flaws existed in the CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture implementation in OpenJDK. An attacker could create a Java application or applet that used these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions or modify immutable object data. CVE-2012-1711,...
USN-1353-1: Xulrunnner vulnerabilities
Jesse Ruderman and Bob Clary discovered memory safety issues affecting the Gecko Browser engine. If the user were tricked into opening a specially crafted page, an attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or potentially execute code with the privileges of t...
USN-1187-1: Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that KVM did not correctly initialize certain CPU registers. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2010-3698 Thomas Pollet discovered that the RDS network protocol did not check certain iovec buffers. A local attacker could...
USN-1131-1: Postfix vulnerability
Thomas Jarosch discovered that Postfix incorrectly handled authentication mechanisms other than PLAIN and LOGIN when the Cyrus SASL library is used. A remote attacker could use this to cause Postfix to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code as the postfix user...
USN-1085-2: tiff regression
USN-1085-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the system TIFF library. The upstream fixes were incomplete and created problems for certain CCITTFAX4 files. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Sauli Pahlman discovered that the TIFF library incorrectl...
USN-947-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not correctly handle memory protection of the Virtual Dynamic Shared Object page when running a 32-bit application on a 64-bit kernel. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. Only affected Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. CVE-2009-4271 It was...
USN-804-1: PulseAudio vulnerability
Tavis Ormandy, Julien Tinnes, and Yorick Koster discovered that PulseAudio did not safely re-execute itself. A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges...
USN-720-1: PHP vulnerabilities
It was discovered that PHP did not properly enforce phpadminvalue and phpadminflag restrictions in the Apache configuration file. A local attacker could create a specially crafted PHP script that would bypass intended security restrictions. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 7.10, and 8....
USN-6729-3: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
USN-6729-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Orange Tsai discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled validating certain input. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue ...
USN-6488-2: strongSwan vulnerability
USN-6488-1 fixed a vulnerability in strongSwan. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Florian Picca discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled certain DH public values. A remote attacker could use this issue to cau...
USN-6459-1: 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 8.0.35 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10. In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes...
USN-6425-2: Samba regression
USN-6425-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Samba. Due to a build issue on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, the update introduced regressions in macro handling and possibly other functionality. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Sri Nagasubramanian discovered...
USN-6365-2: Open VM Tools vulnerability
USN-6365-1 fixed a vulnerability in Open VM Tools. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass SA...
USN-6350-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate MFT flags in certain situations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2022-48425...
USN-6092-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jordy Zomer and Alexandra Sandulescu discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly implement speculative execution barriers in usercopy functions in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2023-0459 Xingyuan Mo discovered that the...
USN-6081-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jordy Zomer and Alexandra Sandulescu discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly implement speculative execution barriers in usercopy functions in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2023-0459 Xingyuan Mo discovered that the...
USN-5926-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Kirill Tkhai discovered that the XFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not calculate size correctly when pre-allocating space in some situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2021-4155 Lee Jones discovered that a use-after-free vulnerabilit...
USN-5853-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC USB WiFi driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform bounds checking in some situations. A physically proximate attacker could use this to craft a malicious USB device that when inserted, could cause a denial of service system crash or possibly...
USN-5804-1: 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-5169-1: oddjob vulnerability
Matthias Gerstner discovered that there was a race condition in the mkhomedir tool shipped with the oddjob package. An authenticated attacker could use this to setup a symlink attack and change permissions on files on the host filesystem...
USN-5418-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn, Henrique Kawakami, Emma Benoit, Igor Chervatyuk, Lisa Aichele, and Thais Moreira Hamasaki discovered that the Spectre Variant 2 mitigations for AMD processors on Linux were insufficient in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive...
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-5348-1: Smarty vulnerabilities
David Gnedt and Thomas Konrad discovered that Smarty was incorrectly sanitizing the paths present in the templates. An attacker could possibly use this use to read arbitrary files when controlling the executed template. CVE-2018-13982 It was discovered that Smarty was incorrectly sanitizing the...
USN-5269-2: Django vulnerabilities
USN-5269-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Django. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Keryn Knight discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain template tags. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to...
USN-5164-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Option USB High Speed Mobile device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle error conditions. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-37159 It was discovered that th...
USN-5131-1: 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, bypass security restrictions, spoof the browser UI, confuse the user, conduct phishing attacks, or execut...
USN-4474-1: 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, trick the user in to installing a malicious extension, spoof the URL bar, leak sensitive information...
USN-4430-2: Pillow vulnerabilities
USN-4430-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Pillow. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted image file...
USN-4339-1: OpenEXR vulnerabilities
Brandon Perry 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 applied to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS...
USN-4312-1: Timeshift vulnerability
Matthias Gerstner discovered that Timeshift did not securely create temporary files. An attacker could exploit a race condition in Timeshift and potentially execute arbitrary commands as root...
USN-4305-1: ICU vulnerability
André Bargull discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...
USN-4249-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability
It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...
USN-4221-2: libpcap vulnerability
USN-4221-1 fixed a vulnerability in libpcap. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that libpcap did not properly validate PHB headers in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service memory...
USN-4164-1: Libxslt vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Libxslt incorrectly handled certain documents. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. This issue not affected Ubuntu 19.10. CVE-2019-13117, CVE-2019-13118 It was discovered that Libxslt incorrectly handled certain documents. An attacker...
USN-4156-2: SDL vulnerabilities
USN-4156-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SDL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that SDL incorrectly handled certain images. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image file, a remote...
USN-4097-2: PHP vulnerabilities
USN-4097-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in php5. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of servi...
USN-4045-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
A type confusion bug was discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could exploit this by causing a denial of service, or executing arbirary code. CVE-2019-11707 It was discovered that a sandboxed child process...
USN-4006-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability
USN-4006-1 fixed a vulnerability 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. Federico Manuel Bento discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly apply Address Space...
USN-3964-1: python-gnupg vulnerabilities
Marcus Brinkmann discovered that GnuPG before 2.2.8 improperly handled certain command line parameters. A remote attacker could use this to spoof the output of GnuPG and cause unsigned e-mail to appear signed. CVE-2018-12020 It was discovered that python-gnupg incorrectly handled the GPG...
USN-3939-1: Samba vulnerability
Michael Hanselmann discovered that Samba incorrectly handled registry files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create new registry files outside of the share, contrary to expectations...
USN-3560-1: QEMU update
It was discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Spectre. An attacker in the guest could use this to expose sensitive guest information, including kernel memory. This...
USN-3540-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Spectre. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory. This update provide...