USN-3747-1: OpenJDK 10 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenJDK did not properly validate types in some situations. An attacker could use this to construct a Java class that could possibly bypass sandbox restrictions. CVE-2018-2825, CVE-2018-2826 It was discovered that the PatternSyntaxException class in OpenJDK did not properly...

USN-3718-2: Linux kernel (HWE) regression

USN-3695-2 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux Hardware Enablement Kernel HWE kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Unfortunately, the fix for CVE-2018-1108 introduced a regression where insufficient early entropy prevented services from starting, leading in some situations to a failure to boot, This updat...

USN-3675-2: GnuPG 2 vulnerability

USN-3675-1 fixed a vulnerability in GnuPG 2 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the corresponding update for GnuPG 2 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Marcus Brinkmann discovered that during decryption or verification, GnuPG did not...

USN-3413-1: BlueZ vulnerability

It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in the Service Discovery Protocol SDP implementation in BlueZ. A physically proximate unauthenticated attacker could use this to disclose sensitive information. CVE-2017-1000250...

USN-3392-1: Linux kernel regression

USN-3378-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Unfortunately, a regression was introduced that prevented conntrack from working correctly in some situations. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Fan Wu and Shixiong Zhao discovered a...

USN-3161-4: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities

Tilman Schmidt and Sasha Levin discovered a use-after-free condition in the TTY implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2015-8964 It was discovered that the Video For Linux Two v4l2 implementation in the Linux kernel d...

USN-2968-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2015-7515 Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO...

USN-2910-2: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) regression

USN-2910-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Ubuntu 15.04 Linux kernel backported to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. An incorrect locking fix caused a regression that broke graphics displays for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS guests running the Ubuntu 15.04 backport kernel within VMWare virtual machines. This update fixes the...

USN-2869-1: OpenSSH vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the OpenSSH client experimental support for resuming connections contained multiple security issues. A malicious server could use this issue to leak client memory to the server, including private client user keys...

USN-2535-1: PHP vulnerabilities

Thomas Jarosch discovered that PHP incorrectly limited recursion in the fileinfo extension. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to consume resources or crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2014-8117 S. Paraschoudis discovered that PHP incorrectly handled memory in...

USN-2490-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andy Lutomirski discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's Thread Local Storage TLS implementation allowing users to bypass the espfix to obtain information that could be used to bypass the Address Space Layout Randomization ASLR protection mechanism. A local user could exploit this fla...

USN-2225-1: Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities

Matthew Daley reported an information leak in the floppy disk driver of the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2014-1738 Matthew Daley reported a flaw in the handling of ioctl commands by the floppy...

USN-1596-1: Python 2.6 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Python would prepend an empty string to sys.path under certain circumstances. A local attacker with write access to the current working directory could exploit this to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2008-5983 It was discovered that the audioop module did not correctly perform...

USN-1481-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain Tidy::diagnose operations on invalid objects. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause PHP to crash, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2012-0781 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain multi-file upload filenames. A...

USN-1355-3: ubufox and webfav update

USN-1355-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update provides updated ubufox and webfav packages for use with the latest Firefox. Original advisory details: It was discovered that if a user chose to export their Firefox Sync key the "Firefox Recovery Key.html" file is saved with incorrect...

USN-1042-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that an integer overflow in the XML UTF-8 decoding code could allow an attacker to bypass cross-site scripting XSS protections. This issue only affected Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 9.10. CVE-2009-5016 It was discovered that the XML UTF-8 decoding code did not...

USN-460-1: Samba vulnerabilities

Paul Griffith and Andrew Hogue discovered that Samba did not fully drop root privileges while translating SIDs. A remote authenticated user could issue SMB operations during a small window of opportunity and gain root privileges. CVE-2007-2444 Brian Schafer discovered that Samba did not handle ND...

USN-350-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

This update upgrades Thunderbird from 1.0.8 to 1.5.0.7. This step was necessary since the 1.0.x series is not supported by upstream any more. Various flaws have been reported that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with user privileges by tricking the user into opening a malicious email...

USN-8563-2: nginx regression

USN-8563-1 fixed vulnerabilities in nginx. One of the fixes introduced ABI changes that could cause issues with external modules. This update reverts the fix for CVE-2026-42533 pending further investigation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ngi...

USN-7449-1: 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-7270-1: OpenSSH vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the OpenSSH client incorrectly handled the non-default VerifyHostKeyDNS option. If that option were enabled, an attacker could possibly impersonate a server by completely bypassing the server identity check. CVE-2025-26465 It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled...

USN-6534-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition while handling device descriptors in certain situations, leading to a out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2023-37453 Lin Ma...

USN-6435-2: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

USN-6435-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled excessively large Diffie-Hellman parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial ...

USN-6122-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Patryk Sondej and Piotr Krysiuk discovered that a race condition existed in the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel when processing batch requests, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrar...

USN-6011-1: Json-smart vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Json-smart incorrectly handled memory when processing input containing unclosed quotes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using Json-smart to crash, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2021-31684 It was discovered that Json-smart...

USN-5925-1: Linux kernel 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-5546-2: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

USN-5546-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Neil Madden discovered that OpenJDK did not properly verify ECDSA signatures. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to insert, edit or obtain...

USN-5539-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the implementation of the 6pack and mkiss protocols in the Linux kernel did not handle detach events properly in some situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2022-1195...

USN-5351-2: Paramiko vulnerability

USN-5351-1 fixed a vulnerability in Paramiko. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Jan Schejbal discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled permissions when writing private key files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to gain...

USN-5351-1: Paramiko vulnerability

Jan Schejbal discovered that Paramiko incorrectly handled permissions when writing private key files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to gain access to private keys...

USN-5280-1: Speex vulnerability

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

USN-5269-1: Django vulnerabilities

Keryn Knight discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain template tags. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting attack. CVE-2022-22818 Alan Ryan discovered that Django incorrectly handled file uploads. A remote attacker could possibly use this issu...

USN-5257-1: ldns vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ldns incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. CVE-2020-19860, CVE-2020-19861...

USN-5174-1: Samba vulnerabilities

Stefan Metzmacher discovered that Samba incorrectly handled SMB1 client connections. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to downgrade connections to plaintext authentication. CVE-2016-2124 Andrew Bartlett discovered that Samba incorrectly mapping domain users to local users. An...

USN-5141-1: Firejail vulnerability

Roman Fiedler discovered that a race condition existed in Firejail when using OverlayFS to prevent writes to the underlying file system. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative privileges. Note: this update disables support for OverlayFS in Firejail...

USN-5026-2: QPDF vulnerabilities

USN-5026-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in QPDF. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to consume resources,...

USN-4958-1: Caribou vulnerability

It was discovered that the Caribou onscreen keyboard could be made to crash when given certain input values. An attacker could use this to bypass screen-locking applications that support using Caribou as an input mechanism...

LSN-0077-1: Kernel Live Patch Security Notice

Vincent Dehors discovered that the shiftfs file system in the Ubuntu Linux kernel did not properly handle faults in copyfromuser when passing through ioctls to an underlying file system. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service memory exhaustion or execute arbitrary...

USN-4649-2: xdg-utils regression

USN-4649-1 fixed vulnerabilities in xdg-utils. That update caused a regression by removing the --attach functionality in thunderbird and others applications. This update fix the problem by reverting these changes. Original advisory details: Jens Mueller discovered that xdg-utils incorrectly handl...

USN-4496-1: Apache XML-RPC vulnerability

It was discovered that Apache XML-RPC aka ws-xmlrpc does not properly deserialize untrusted data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2019-17570...

USN-4405-1: GLib Networking vulnerability

It was discovered that glib-networking skipped hostname certificate verification if the application failed to specify the server identity. A remote attacker could use this to perform a person-in-the-middle attack and expose sensitive information...

USN-4259-1: Apache Solr vulnerability

Michael Stepankin and Olga Barinova discovered that Apache Solr was vulnerable to an XXE attack. An attacker could use this vulnerability to remotely execute 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-4203-2: NSS vulnerability

USN-4203-1 fixed a vulnerability in NSS. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSS to crash,...

USN-4153-1: Octavia vulnerability

Daniel Preussker discovered that Octavia incorrectly handled client certificate checking. A remote attacker on the management network could possibly use this issue to perform configuration changes and obtain sensitive information...

USN-4079-1: SoX vulnerabilities

It was discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain MP3 files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2019-8354, CVE-2019-8355, CVE-2019-8356, CVE-2019-8357...

USN-3970-1: Ghostscript vulnerability

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service...

USN-3962-1: libpng vulnerability

It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3848-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3848-1 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 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that a double free existed in the AMD GPIO driver in the Linux kerne...

USN-3706-2: libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities

USN-3706-1 fixed a vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain malformed JPEG images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a...