USN-2049-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Miroslav Vadkerti discovered a flaw in how the permissions for network sysctls are handled in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to have privileged access to files in /proc/sys/net/. CVE-2013-4270 A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's dm snapshot facility. ...

USN-1939-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Vasily Kulikov discovered a flaw in the Linux Kernel's perf tool that allows for privilege escalation. A local user could exploit this flaw to run commands as root when using the perf tool. CVE-2013-1060 Michael S. Tsirkin discovered a flaw in how the Linux kernel's KVM subsystem allocates memory...

USN-1797-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Andrew Jones discovered a flaw with the xeniret function in Linux kernel's Xen virtualizeation. In the 32-bit Xen paravirt platform an unprivileged guest OS user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service crash the system or gain guest OS privilege. CVE-2013-0228 Emese Revfy discovered...

USN-1796-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andrew Jones discovered a flaw with the xeniret function in Linux kernel's Xen virtualizeation. In the 32-bit Xen paravirt platform an unprivileged guest OS user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service crash the system or gain guest OS privilege. CVE-2013-0228 Emese Revfy discovered...

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-1357-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the elliptic curve cryptography ECC subsystem in OpenSSL, when using the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm ECDSA for the ECDHEECDSA cipher suite, did not properly implement curves over binary fields. This could allow an attacker to determine private keys via a timi...

USN-1263-2: OpenJDK 6 regression

USN-1263-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 6. The upstream patch for the chosen plaintext attack on the block-wise AES encryption algorithm CVE-2011-3389 introduced a regression that caused TLS/SSL connections to fail when using certain algorithms. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for...

USN-1301-1: Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities

A bug was discovered in the XFS filesystem's handling of pathnames. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service, or gain root privileges. CVE-2011-4077 Nick Bowler discovered the kernel GHASH message digest algorithm incorrectly handled error conditions...

USN-1241-1: Linux kernel (i.MX51) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP implementation incorrectly calculated lengths. If the net.sctp.addipenable variable was turned on, a remote attacker could send specially crafted traffic to crash the system. CVE-2011-1573 Ryan Sweat discovered that the kernel...

USN-1149-1: Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities

Multiple memory vulnerabilities were discovered in the browser rendering engine. An attacker could use these to possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. CVE-2011-2364, CVE-2011-2365, CVE-2011-2374, CVE-2011-2376 Martin Barbella discovered that under certai...

USN-1157-2: mozvoikko, ubufox, webfav update

USN-1157-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update provides updated packages for use with Firefox 5. Original advisory details: Bob Clary, Kevin Brosnan, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Christian Biesinger, Bas Schouten, Igor Bukanov, Bill McCloskey, Olli Pettay, Daniel Veditz and Marcia Knous...

USN-927-6: NSS vulnerability

USN-927-1 fixed vulnerabilities in NSS on Ubuntu 9.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 9.04. Original advisory details: Marsh Ray and Steve Dispensa discovered a flaw in the TLS and SSLv3 protocols. If an attacker could perform a machine-in-the-middle attack at the start...

USN-628-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP did not properly check the length of the string parameter to the fnmatch function. An attacker could cause a denial of service in the PHP interpreter if a script passed untrusted input to the fnmatch function. CVE-2007-4782 Maksymilian Arciemowicz discovered a flaw in t...

USN-7399-1: RabbitMQ Server vulnerability

It was discovered that RabbitMQ Server's management UI did not sanitize certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject code by performing a cross-site scripting XSS attack...

USN-6885-2: Apache HTTP Server regression

USN-6885-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server. One of the security fixes introduced a regression when proxying requests to a HTTP/2 server. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Marc Stern discovered that the Apache HTTP Server...

USN-6672-1: Node.js vulnerabilities

Morgan Jones discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs that leads to false positive errors during some cryptographic operations. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a...

USN-6466-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities

Hyunwoo Kim discovered that the DVB Core driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-6439-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a high rate of hash collisions in connection lookup table. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service excessive CPU consumption. CVE-2023-1206 Yu Hao and Weiteng Chen discovered that the Bluetooth HCI...

USN-6429-1: curl vulnerabilities

Jay Satiro discovered that curl incorrectly handled hostnames when using a SOCKS5 proxy. In environments where curl is configured to use a SOCKS5 proxy, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04...

USN-6417-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition around read-only maps. A privileged attacker could use this to modify read-only maps. CVE-2021-4001 It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a high rate of hash...

USN-6408-1: libXpm vulnerabilities

Yair Mizrahi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2023-43786 Yair Mizrahi...

USN-6260-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check buffer indexes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2022-48502...

USN-6143-1: 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, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2023-34414, CVE-2023-34416,...

USN-6133-1: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) 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-5908-1: Sudo vulnerability

It was discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled the per-command chroot feature. In certain environments where Sudo is configured with a rule that contains a CHROOT setting, a local attacker could use this issue to cause Sudo to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly escalate...

USN-5830-1: 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-5791-3: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Android Binder IPC subsystem in the Linux kernel, 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-2022-20421 David Leadbeater...

USN-5689-1: Perl vulnerability

It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain signature verification. An remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass signature verification...

USN-5624-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the framebuffer driver on the Linux kernel did not verify size limits when changing font or screen size, leading to an out-of- bounds write. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-33655 Duoming...

USN-5479-3: PHP regression

USN-5479-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. Unfortunately that update for CVE-2022-31625 was incomplete for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Charles Fol discovered that PHP incorrectly handled initializing certain arrays...

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-5170-1: MariaDB vulnerability

A security issue was discovered in MariaDB and this update includes new upstream MariaDB versions to fix the issue. MariaDB has been updated to 10.3.32 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and to 10.5.13 in Ubuntu 21.04 and Ubuntu 21.10. In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new...

USN-5101-1: MongoDB vulnerability

It was discovered that MongoDB incorrectly handled certain wire protocol messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause MongoDB to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-5099-1: Imlib2 vulnerability

It was discovered that Imlib2 incorrectly handled certain ICO images. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-5089-2: ca-certificates update

USN-5089-1 updated ca-certificates. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: The ca-certificates package contained a CA certificate that will expire on 2021-09-30 and will cause connectivity issues. This update removes the...

USN-5032-1: Docker vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities were fixed in Docker. This update provides a new upstream version that fixed them...

USN-5031-1: openCryptoki vulnerability

It was discovered that openCryptoki incorrectly handled certain EC keys. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a invalid curve attack...

USN-4316-2: GD Graphics Library vulnerabilities

USN-4316-1 fixed a vulnerability in GD Graphics Library. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled cloning an image. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GD Graphics...

USN-4290-2: libpam-radius-auth vulnerability

USN-4290-1 fixed a vulnerability in libpam-radius-auth. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that libpam-radius-auth incorrectly handled certain long passwords. A remote attacker could possibly use th...

USN-4274-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2019-19956, CVE-2020-7595...

USN-4267-1: ARM mbed TLS vulnerabilities

It was discovered that mbedtls has a bounds-check bypass through an integer overflow that can be used by an attacked to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. CVE-2017-18187 It was discovered that mbedtls has a vulnerability where an attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a...

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-4241-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, conduct cross-site scripting XSS attacks, or execute arbitrary code...

USN-4122-2: Firefox regression

USN-4122-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a regression that resulted in a crash when changing YouTube playback speed in some circumstances. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered i...

USN-4136-1: wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerability

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

USN-4132-2: Expat vulnerability

USN-4132-1 fixed a vulnerability in Expat. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive...

USN-4125-1: Memcached vulnerability

It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled certain UNIX sockets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information...

USN-3971-1: Monit vulnerabilities

Zack Flack discovered that Monit incorrectly handled certain input. A remote authenticated user could exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting XSS attacks. CVE-2019-11454 Zack Flack discovered a buffer overread when Monit decoded certain crafted URLs. An attacker could exploit this to leak...

USN-3950-1: ZNC vulnerability

It was discovered that ZNC incorrectly handled certain invalid encodings. An authenticated remote user could use this issue to cause ZNC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3940-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities

USN-3940-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain PDF documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to...