USN-1907-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure and data integrity. An attacker could exploit these to expose sensitive data over the network. CVE-2013-1500, CVE-2013-2454, CVE-2013-2458 A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK Javadoc related to...

USN-1651-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Rodrigo Freire discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's TCP illinois congestion control algorithm. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2012-4565 Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's TUN/TAP device driver. A local user could exploit this...

USN-998-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Paul Nickerson, Jesse Ruderman, Olli Pettay, Igor Bukanov, Josh Soref, Gary Kwong, Martijn Wargers, Siddharth Agarwal and Michal Zalewski discovered various flaws in the browser engine. An attacker could exploit this to crash Thunderbird or possibly run arbitrary code as the user invoking the...

USN-958-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Several flaws were discovered in the browser engine of Thunderbird. If a user were tricked into viewing malicious content, a remote attacker could use this to crash Thunderbird or possibly run arbitrary code as the user invoking the program. CVE-2010-1211, CVE-2010-1212 An integer overflow was...

USN-752-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

NFS did not correctly handle races between fcntl and interrupts. A local attacker on an NFS mount could consume unlimited kernel memory, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2008-4307 Sparc syscalls did not correctly check mmap regions. A local attacker could cause a system panic, leading to a...

USN-715-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Hugo Dias discovered that the ATM subsystem did not correctly manage socket counts. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a system hang, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2008-5079 It was discovered that the inotify subsystem contained watch removal race conditions. A local attacker coul...

USN-472-1: libpng vulnerability

It was discovered that libpng did not correctly handle corrupted CRC in grayscale PNG images. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PNG, a remote attacker could cause the application using libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-352-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

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 containing JavaScript. Please note that JavaScript is disabled by default for emails, and it is not recommended to enable it. CVE-2006-4253,...

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-7352-1: FreeType vulnerability

It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain memory operations when parsing font subglyph structures. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeType to crash, resulting in 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-6419-1: jQuery UI vulnerabilities

Hong Phat Ly discovered that jQuery UI did not properly manage parameters from untrusted sources, which could lead to arbitrary web script or HTML code injection. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting XSS attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LT...

USN-6413-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing checks when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead to excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CVE-2017-1712...

USN-6321-1: 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-6284-1: Linux kernel 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-6283-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ruihan Li discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform permissions checks when handling HCI sockets. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service bluetooth communication. CVE-2023-2002 Zheng Zhang discovered that the...

USN-6097-1: Linux PTP vulnerability

It was discovered that Linux PTP did not properly perform a length check when forwarding a PTP message between ports. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service...

USN-5941-1: Linux kernel (KVM) 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-5939-1: Linux kernel (GCP) 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-5897-1: OpenJDK vulnerabilities

Juraj Somorovsky, Marcel Maehren, Nurullah Erinola, and Robert Merget discovered that the DTLS implementation in the JSSE subsystem of OpenJDK did not properly restrict handshake initiation requests from clients. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2023-218...

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-5810-2: Git regression

USN-5810-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. This update introduced a regression as it was missing some commit lines. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Markus Vervier and Eric Sesterhenn discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain gitattributes. An attacker could possibly...

USN-5631-1: libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain EOF characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libjpeg-turbo to consume resource, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. CVE-2018-11813 It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo...

USN-5570-1: zlib vulnerability

Evgeny Legerov discovered that zlib incorrectly handled memory when performing certain inflate operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause zlib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

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-5446-1: dpkg vulnerability

Max Justicz discovered that dpkg incorrectly handled unpacking certain source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could modify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of service or...

USN-5366-2: FriBidi vulnerabilities

USN-5366-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in FriBidi. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that FriBidi incorrectly handled processing of input strings resulting in memory corruption. An attacker could use this issue to...

USN-5349-1: GNU binutils vulnerability

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

USN-5156-1: ICU vulnerability

It was discovered that ICU contains a double free issue. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code...

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-4487-2: libx11 vulnerabilities

USN-4487-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libx11. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Todd Carson discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to...

USN-4490-1: X.Org X Server vulnerability

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled the XkbSetNames function. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges...

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-4460-1: Oniguruma vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Oniguruma incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. CVE-2019-16163, CVE-2019-19012, CVE-2019-19204, CVE-2019-19246...

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-4352-2: OpenLDAP vulnerability

USN-4352-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenLDAP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain queries. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenLDAP ...

USN-4333-2: Python vulnerabilities

USN-4333-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly stripped certain characters from requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform CRLF injection...

USN-4216-1: 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, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code...

USN-4155-1: Aspell vulnerability

It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could potentially access sensitive information...

USN-4136-2: wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerability

USN-4136-1 fixed a vulnerability in wpasupplicant. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that wpasupplicant incorrectly handled certain management frames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to...

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-3943-2: Wget vulnerability

USN-3943-1 fixed a vulnerability in Wget. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Kusano Kazuhiko discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2019-5953...

USN-3765-1: curl vulnerability

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code...

USN-3753-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3753-1 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 the generic SCSI driver in the Linux kernel did not properly...

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-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-3651-1: QEMU update

Ken Johnson and Jann Horn independently discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. An attacker in the guest could use this to expose sensitive guest information, including kernel memory. This update...

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-3304-1: Sudo vulnerability

It was discovered that Sudo did not properly parse the contents of /proc/pid/stat when attempting to determine its controlling tty. A local attacker in some configurations could possibly use this to overwrite any file on the filesystem, bypassing intended permissions...

USN-3266-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability

USN-3266-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Alexander Popov discovered that a race condition existed in the Stream Control Transmission...