USN-1161-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities (EC2)

Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that kvm did not correctly clear memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of the kernel stack, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2010-3881 Timo Warns discovered that the LDM disk partition handling code did not correctly handle certain values. By...

USN-1141-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Brad Spengler discovered that the kernel did not correctly account for userspace memory allocations during exec calls. A local attacker could exploit this to consume all system memory, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2010-4243 Alexander Duyck discovered that the Intel Gigabit Ethernet driver...

USN-990-1: OpenSSL vulnerability

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 of a TLS connection, the attacker could inject arbitrary content at the beginning of the user's session. This update adds backported support for...

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-605-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Various flaws were discovered in the JavaScript engine. If a user had JavaScript enabled and were tricked into opening a malicious email, an attacker could escalate privileges within Thunderbird, perform cross-site scripting attacks and/or execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges...

USN-147-1: PHP XMLRPC vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the XMLRPC module of the PEAR PHP Extension and Application Repository extension of PHP. By sending specially crafted XMLRPC requests to an affected web server, a remote attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the web...

USN-7469-3: Node.js vulnerability

USN-7469-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server. This update provides the corresponding updates for Node.js. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Apache Traffic Server exhibited poor server resource management in its HTTP/2 protocol. An attacker could possibly use this issu...

USN-7285-1: nginx vulnerability

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled when multiple server blocks are configured to share the same IP address and port. An attacker could use this issue to use session resumption to bypass client certificate authentication requirements on these servers. This issue only affected Ubuntu...

USN-6932-1: OpenJDK 21 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 21 was not properly bounding certain UTF-8 strings, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2024-21131 It was discovered that the Hotspot...

USN-6767-2: Linux kernel (BlueField) 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-6416-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) 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 Daniel Trujillo, Johannes Wikner, and Kaveh Razavi...

USN-6416-2: 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 Daniël Trujillo, Johannes Wikner, and Kaveh Razavi...

USN-6337-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the netlink implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate policies when parsing attributes in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service infinite recursion. CVE-2020-36691 Billy Jheng Bing Jhong discovered that the CIFS network...

USN-6318-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Daniel Moghimi discovered that some IntelR Processors did not properly clear microarchitectural state after speculative execution of various instructions. A local unprivileged user could use this to obtain to sensitive information. CVE-2022-40982 Tavis Ormandy discovered that some AMD processors...

USN-6272-1: OpenJDK 20 vulnerabilities

Motoyasu Saburi discovered that OpenJDK 20 incorrectly handled special characters in file name parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert, edit or obtain sensitive information. CVE-2023-22006 Eirik Bjørsnøs discovered that OpenJDK 20 incorrectly handled certain ZIP archives. ...

USN-5861-1: Linux kernel (Dell300x) 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-5828-1: Kerberos vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain S4U2Self requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. CVE-2018-20217 Greg Hudson discovered that Kerberos PAC implementation...

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-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-5568-1: WebKitGTK vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and...

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-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-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-4345-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Al Viro discovered that the Linux kernel for s390x systems did not properly perform page table upgrades for kernel sections that use secondary address mode. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-11884 It was discovered that t...

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-4236-1: Libgcrypt vulnerability

It was discovered that Libgcrypt was susceptible to a ECDSA timing attack. An attacker could possibly use this attack to recover sensitive information...

USN-4217-2: Samba vulnerabilities

USN-4217-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Samba. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Andreas Oster discovered that the Samba DNS management server incorrectly handled certain records. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this...

USN-4167-2: Samba vulnerabilities

USN-4167-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Samba. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Michael Hanselmann discovered that the Samba client code incorrectly handled path separators. If a user were tricked into connecti...

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-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-3849-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3849-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference existed in the keyring subsystem of...

USN-3739-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities

Matias Brutti discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. CVE-2016-9318 It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of...

USN-3718-1: Linux kernel regression

USN-3695-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 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 update addresses the issue. We...

USN-3530-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

It was discovered that speculative execution performed by modern CPUs could leak information through a timing side-channel attack, and that this could be exploited in web browser JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially...

USN-3445-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3445-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Eyal Itkin discovered that the IP over IEEE 1394 FireWire implementation in the Linux...

USN-3271-1: Libxslt vulnerabilities

Holger Fuhrmannek discovered an integer overflow in the xsltAddTextString function in Libxslt. An attacker could use this to craft a malicious document that, when opened, could cause a denial of service application crash or possible execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-5029 Nicolas Gregoire discovere...

USN-3175-2: Firefox regression

USN-3175-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a regression on systems where the AppArmor profile for Firefox is set to enforce mode. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple memory safety issues were discovered in...

USN-3131-1: 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-3129-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Ondrej Kozina discovered that the keyring interface in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overflow when displaying timeout events via the /proc/keys interface. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-7042...

USN-3007-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) 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-3003-1: 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-2963-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure, data integrity, and availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive data over the network, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2016-0686, CVE-2016-0687,...

USN-2542-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

The Linux kernel's splice system call did not correctly validate its parameters. A local, unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2014-7822 A flaw was discovered in how Thread Local Storage TLS is handled by the task switching function in the Linux...

USN-2416-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities

Don Bailey discovered a flaw in the LZO decompress algorithm used by the Linux kernel. An attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service memory corruption or OOPS. CVE-2014-4608 Andy Lutomirski discovered that the Linux kernel was not checking the CAPSYSADMIN when remounting...

USN-2276-1: PHP vulnerabilities

Francisco Alonso discovered that the PHP Fileinfo component incorrectly handled certain CDF documents. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2014-0207, CVE-2014-3478, CVE-2014-3479, CVE-2014-3480, CVE-2014-3487 Stefan Esser...

USN-2241-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Pinkie Pie discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's futex subsystem. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or gain administrative privileges. CVE-2014-3153 A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel virtual machine's kvm validation of interrupt...

USN-2041-1: Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's dm snapshot facility. A remote authenticated user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information or modify/corrupt data. CVE-2013-4299 Alan Chester reported a flaw in the IPv6 Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP of the Linux kernel. A...

USN-1878-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel when inotify is used to monitor the /dev/ptmx device. A local user could exploit this flaw to discover keystroke timing and potentially discover sensitive information like password length. CVE-2013-0160 A flaw was discovered in the Linux...

USN-1836-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's perfevents interface. A local user could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges on the system. CVE-2013-2094 A buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in the Broadcom tg3 ethernet driver for the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw...