USN-151-3: zlib vulnerabilities

USN-148-1 and USN-151-1 fixed two security flaws in zlib, which could be exploited to cause Denial of Service attacks or even arbitrary code execution with malicious data streams. Since aide is statically linked against the zlib library, it is also affected by these issues. The updated packagages...

USN-7402-1: 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: - Block layer subsystem; - GPU drivers; - HID subsystem; - Media drivers; - JFS file system; - Network namespace; -...

USN-7397-1: AOM vulnerability

Xiantong Hou discovered that AOM did not properly handle certain malformed media files. If an application using AOM opened a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-7302-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS...

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-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-6412-1: Linux kernel 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-6305-1: PHP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. CVE-2023-3823 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain PHAR files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, expose sensitiv...

USN-6199-1: PHP vulnerability

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain Digest authentication for SOAP. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information...

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-5946-1: XStream vulnerabilities

Lai Han discovered that XStream incorrectly handled certain inputs. 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 denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04...

USN-5875-1: Linux kernel (GKE) 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-5821-2: wheel vulnerability

USN-5821-1 fixed a vulnerability in wheel. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Sebastian Chnelik discovered that wheel incorrectly handled certain file names when validated against a regex expression. An attacker could possibly use this...

USN-5816-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Niklas Baumstark discovered that a compromised web child process of Firefox could disable web security opening restrictions, leading to a new child process being spawned within the file:// context. An attacker could potentially exploits this to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2023-23597 Tom...

USN-5801-1: Vim vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Vim makes illegal memory calls when pasting brackets in Ex mode. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim, access or modify memory, or execute arbitrary commands. This issue affected only Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 CVE-2022-0392 It was discovered that Vim makes illegal...

USN-5791-2: 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-5482-1: SPIP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that SPIP incorrectly validated inputs. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. CVE-2020-28984 Charles Fol and Théo Gordyjan discovered that SPIP is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting XSS. If a...

USN-5189-1: GLib vulnerability

It was discovered that GLib incorrectly handled certain environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges...

USN-5089-1: ca-certificates update

The ca-certificates package contained a CA certificate that will expire on 2021-09-30 and will cause connectivity issues. This update removes the “DST Root CA X3” CA...

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-4944-1: MariaDB vulnerabilities

This update fixed multiple vulnerabilities in MariaDB. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS has been updated to MariaDB 10.1.48. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS has been updated to MariaDB 10.3.29. Ubuntu 20.10 has been updated to MariaDB 10.3.29. Ubuntu 21.04 has been updated to MariaDB 10.5.10...

USN-4468-2: Bind vulnerability

USN-4468-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bind. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Dave Feldman, Jeff Warren, and Joel Cunningham discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain truncated responses to a TSIG-signed reques...

USN-4468-1: Bind vulnerabilities

Emanuel Almeida discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain TCP payloads. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. CVE-2020-8620 Joseph Gullo discovered that Bind incorrectly handled...

USN-4298-2: SQLite vulnerabilities

USN-4298-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SQLite. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain shadow tables. An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a...

USN-4438-1: SQLite vulnerability

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled query-flattener optimization. An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4353-2: Firefox regression

USN-4353-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a regression that impaired the functionality of some addons. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in ...

USN-4193-1: Ghostscript vulnerability

Paul Manfred and Lukas Schauer 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...

USN-4102-1: LibreOffice vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled LibreLogo scripts. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could cause LibreOffice to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2019-9850, CVE-2019-9851 It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled...

USN-3850-2: NSS vulnerabilities

USN-3850-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in NSS. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Keegan Ryan discovered that NSS incorrectly handled ECDSA key generation. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cache-timing attack...

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-3757-1: poppler vulnerability

Hosein Askari discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possible use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-3754-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical access could use this to specially craft an ext4 image that causes a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-10208 It was discovered that an...

USN-3735-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerability

It was discovered that the PatternSyntaxException class in OpenJDK did not properly validate arguments passed to it. An attacker could use this to potentially construct a class that caused a denial of service excessive memory consumption...

USN-3691-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK did not correctly perform merging of multiple sections for the same file listed in JAR archive file manifests. An attacker could possibly use this to modify attributes in a manifest without invalidating the signature. CVE-2018-2790 Francesc...

USN-3686-1: file vulnerabilities

Alexander Cherepanov discovered that file incorrectly handled a large number of notes. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CVE-2014-9620 Alexander Cherepanov discovered that file incorrectly handled certain long strings. An...

USN-3681-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of th...

USN-3580-1: 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...

USN-3534-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the GNU C library did not properly handle all of the possible return values from the kernel getcwd2 syscall. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code in setuid programs and gain administrative privileges. CVE-2018-1000001 A memory leak was...

USN-3522-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Meltdown. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory...

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-3307-1: OpenLDAP vulnerability

Karsten Heymann discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain search requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause slapd to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-3206-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the block device layer of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges. CVE-2016-7910 Dmitry Vyukov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability ...

USN-3174-1: 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 5.5.54 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10 have been updated to MySQL 5.7.17. In addition to security fixes...

USN-3170-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ipv6 icmp implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check data structures on send. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-9919 Andrey Konovalov discovered that signed integer overflows existed in the...

USN-3169-4: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities

Baozeng Ding discovered a race condition that could lead to a use-after- free in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-9794 Andrey Konovalov discovered that signed integer...

USN-3121-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK did not properly check arguments of the System.arraycopy function in certain cases. An attacker could use this to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. CVE-2016-5582 It was discovered that OpenJDK did not restrict the set of algorithms used for...

USN-3059-1: xmlrpc-epi vulnerability

It was discovered that xmlrpc-epi incorrectly handled lengths in the simplestringaddn function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause applications using xmlrpc-epi such as PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-3006-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Justin Yackoski discovered that the Atheros L2 Ethernet Driver in the Linux kernel incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O. A remote attacker could use this to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2016-2117 Jann Horn discovered that eCryptfs improperly attempted to use...

USN-2985-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities

Martin Carpenter discovered that ptchown in the GNU C Library did not properly check permissions for tty files. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative privileges or expose sensitive information. CVE-2013-2207, CVE-2016-2856 Robin Hack discovered that the Name Service Switch NSS...