USN-4243-1: libbsd vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libbsd incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. CVE-2016-2090 It was discovered that libbsd incorrectly handled certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this...

USN-4142-1: e2fsprogs vulnerability

It was discovered that e2fsprogs incorrectly handled certain ext4 partitions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4123-1: npm/fstream vulnerability

It was discovered that npm/fstream incorrectly handled certain crafted tarballs. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write aritrary files to the filesystem...

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-4086-1: Mercurial vulnerability

It was discovered that Mercurial mishandled symlinks in subrepositories. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the target's filesystem...

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-3940-1: ClamAV vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain PDF documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2019-1787 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain OLE2 files. A remote...

USN-3926-1: GPAC vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the GPAC MP4Box utility incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If an user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted MP4 file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause MP4Box to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execu...

USN-3874-1: 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, gain additional privileges by escaping the sandbox, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-18500,...

USN-3861-2: PolicyKit vulnerability

USN-3861-1 fixed a vulnerability in PolicyKit. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain large user UIDs. A local attacker with a large UID could possibly use this issue to perform...

USN-3742-3: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) regressions

USN-3742-2 introduced mitigations in the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM to address L1 Terminal Fault L1TF vulnerabilities CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646. Unfortunately, the update introduced regressions that caused kernel panics when booting in some environments as well a...

USN-3742-1: Linux kernel 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-3425-2: Apache HTTP Server vulnerability

USN-3425-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Hanno Böck discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled Limit directives in .htaccess files. In certain configurations, a remote...

USN-2690-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities

Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of nested NMIs non-maskable interrupts. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially escalate their privileges. CVE-2015-3290 Colin King discovered a flaw in the addkey...

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-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-1231-1: PHP Vulnerabilities

Mateusz Kocielski, Marek Kroemeke and Filip Palian discovered that a stack-based buffer overflow existed in the socketconnect function's handling of long pathnames for AFUNIX sockets. A remote attacker might be able to exploit this to execute arbitrary code; however, the default compiler options...

USN-1105-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Dan Rosenberg discovered that multiple terminal ioctls did not correctly initialize structure memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2010-4075 Dan Rosenberg discovered that the socket filters did not correctly...

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-6767-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Chenyuan Yang discovered that the RDS Protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2024-23849 Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker...

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-6624-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Marek Marczykowski-Górecki discovered that the Xen event channel infrastructure implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service paravirtualized device unavailability. CVE-2023-34324 Zheng Wang discovered...

USN-6548-2: Linux kernel 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-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-6393-1: ImageMagick vulnerability

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly handle memory when processing the -help option. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a crash...

USN-6173-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Gwangun Jung discovered that the Quick Fair Queueing scheduler implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2023-31436 It was discovered that the...

USN-6094-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Zheng Wang discovered that the Intel i915 graphics driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a double-free. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2022-3707 Jordy Zomer and Alexandra Sandulescu discover...

USN-6071-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Traffic-Control Index TCINDEX implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform filter deactivation in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges. Please note that with the fix for this CVE, kernel support for the...

USN-5915-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Upper Level Protocol ULP subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle sockets entering the LISTEN state in certain protocols, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execut...

USN-5780-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a memory leak existed in the IPv6 implementation of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service memory exhaustion. CVE-2022-3524 It was discovered that the Bluetooth HCI implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory...

USN-5557-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Zhenpeng Lin discovered that the network packet scheduler implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly remove all references to a route filter before freeing it in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code...

USN-5500-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Eric Biederman discovered that the cgroup process migration implementation in the Linux kernel did not perform permission checks correctly in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2021-4197 Lin Ma discovered that the NFC Controller...

USN-5468-1: Linux kernel 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-5444-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Kyle Zeng discovered that the Network Queuing and Scheduling subsystem of 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 execute arbitrary code...

USN-5242-1: Open vSwitch vulnerability

It was discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain fragmented packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Open vSwitch to consume resources, leading to a denial of service...

USN-5132-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, spoof another origin, or execute arbitrary code...

USN-4633-1: PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

Peter Eisentraut discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled connection security settings. Client applications could possibly be connecting with certain security parameters dropped, contrary to expectations. CVE-2020-25694 Etienne Stalmans discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled the...

USN-4616-1: AccountsService vulnerabilities

Kevin Backhouse discovered that AccountsService incorrectly dropped privileges. A local user could possibly use this issue to cause AccountsService to crash or hang, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2020-16126 Kevin Backhouse discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled reading...

USN-4607-1: OpenJDK vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled deserializing Proxy class objects with many interfaces. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a specially crafted input. CVE-2020-14779 Sergey Ostanin discovered that OpenJDK incorrect...

USN-4359-1: APT vulnerability

It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain filenames during package installation. If an attacker could provide a specially crafted package to be installed by the system administrator, this could cause APT to crash...

LSN-0066-1: Kernel Live Patch Security Notice

It was discovered that the virtual terminal implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle resize events. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2020-8647 It was discovered that the virtual terminal implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race...

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-4149-1: Unbound vulnerability

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

USN-4127-1: Python vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain pickle files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. CVE-2018-20406 It was discovered that Python incorrectly validated t...

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-3982-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3982-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ke Sun, Henrique Kawakami, Kekai Hu, Rodrigo Branco, Giorgi Maisuradze, Dan Horea Lutas,...

USN-3959-1: Evince vulnerability

It was discovered that Evince incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information...

USN-3939-2: Samba vulnerability

USN-3939-1 fixed a vulnerability in Samba. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Michael Hanselmann discovered that Samba incorrectly handled registry files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create new registry files outsi...

USN-3930-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3930-1 fixed vulnerabilities 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. Mathias Payer and Hui Peng discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sou...

USN-3927-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Thunderbird allowed PAC files to specify that requests to localhost are sent through the proxy to another server. If proxy auto-detection is enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct attacks on local services and tools. CVE-2018-18506 Multiple security...