USN-6726-3: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities

Pratyush Yadav discovered that the Xen network backend implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle zero length data request, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service host domain crash...

USN-6702-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the NVIDIA Tegra XUSB pad controller driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle return values in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2023-23000 It was discovered that the ARM Mali Display Processor...

USN-6558-1: audiofile vulnerabilities

It was discovered that audiofile could be made to dereference invalid memory. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS...

USN-6526-1: GStreamer Bad Plugins vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GStreamer Bad Plugins incorrectly handled certain media files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GStreamer Bad Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-6425-1: Samba vulnerabilities

Sri Nagasubramanian discovered that the Samba aclxattr VFS module incorrectly handled read-only files. When Samba is configured to ignore system ACLs, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to truncate read-only files. CVE-2023-4091 Andrew Bartlett discovered that Samba incorrectly handl...

USN-6415-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Daniel Trujillo, Johannes Wikner, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that some AMD processors utilising speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorised memory reads via a speculative side-channel attack. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel...

USN-6130-1: Linux kernel 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-6063-1: Ceph vulnerabilities

Mark Kirkwood discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled certain key lengths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create non-random encryption keys. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. CVE-2021-3979 It was discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled the volumes...

USN-6032-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver 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. CVE-2022-36280 Gerald Lee discovered that the USB Gadget file system implementation in the...

USN-5984-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the System V IPC implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle large shared memory counts. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service memory exhaustion. CVE-2021-3669 It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the SGI GRU...

USN-5918-1: Linux kernel (BlueField) 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-5917-1: 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-5857-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability

Davide Ornaghi discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle VLAN headers in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

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-5793-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the iouring subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, 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-2022-3910 ...

USN-5773-1: Linux kernel (OEM) 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 Jann Horn discovered that the...

USN-5513-1: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities

Norbert Slusarek discovered a race condition in the CAN BCM networking protocol of the Linux kernel leading to multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-3609 Likang Luo discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetoo...

USN-5504-1: 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, spoof the browser UI, bypass CSP restrictions, bypass sandboxed iframe restrictions, obtain sensitive...

USN-5223-2: Apache Log4j 1.2 vulnerability

USN-5223-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache Log4j 1.2. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Apache Log4j 1.2 was vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data if the configuration file was editable. An attacker coul...

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-4813-1: Jackson Databind vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Jackson Databind incorrectly handled deserialization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2018-11307, CVE-2019-12086, CVE-2019-12814 It was discovered that Jackson Databind incorrectly handled deserialization. An attacker could...

USN-4726-1: OpenJDK vulnerability

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled the direct buffering of characters. An attacker could use this issue to cause OpenJDK to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or cause other unspecified impact...

LSN-0072-1: Kernel Live Patch Security Notice

It was discovered that the F2FS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform bounds checking on xattrs in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2020-0067 It was discovered that the Serial CAN interfa...

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-4447-1: libssh vulnerability

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

USN-4384-1: GnuTLS vulnerability

It was discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled session ticket encryption keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication or recover sensitive information...

USN-4371-1: libvirt vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled an active pool without a target path. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2020-10703 It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled memory when retrieving certain...

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-4352-1: OpenLDAP vulnerability

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain queries. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-4291-1: mod-auth-mellon vulnerability

It was discovered that modauthmellon incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to redirect a user to a malicious URL...

USN-4101-1: Firefox vulnerability

It was discovered that passwords could be copied to the clipboard from the "Saved Logins" dialog without entering the master password, even when a master password has been set. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain saved passwords...

USN-3847-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the raw MIDI driver for the Linux kernel, leading to a double free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-10902 It was discovered that an integer overr...

USN-3842-1: CUPS vulnerability

Jann Horn discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled session cookie randomness. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site request forgery CSRF attacks...

USN-3758-1: libx11 vulnerabilities

Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information CVE-2016-7942 Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access...

USN-3734-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerability

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

USN-3690-2: AMD Microcode regression

USN-3690-1 provided updated microcode for AMD processors to address CVE-2017-5715 aka Spectre. Unfortunately, the update caused some systems to fail to boot. This update reverts the update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Jann Horn discovered th...

USN-3677-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel did not properly validate ebtables offsets. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-1068 Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in t...

USN-3661-1: Batik vulnerability

It was discovered that Batik incorrectly handled certain XML. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information...

USN-3628-2: OpenSSL vulnerability

USN-3628-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Alejandro Cabrera Aldaya, Billy Brumley, Cesar Pereida Garcia and Luis Manuel Alvarez Tapia discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled RSA key generation. A...

USN-3611-2: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

USN-3611-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly parsed the IPAddressFamily extension in X.509 certificates, resulting in an erroneous display of the certificate i...

USN-3597-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3597-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 17.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. USNS 3541-2 and 3523-2 provided mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown CVE-2017-5715,...

USN-3597-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USNS 3541-1 and 3523-1 provided mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5754 for the i386, amd64, and ppc64el architectures in Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the corresponding mitigations for the arm64 architecture. Original advisory details: Jann Horn...

USN-3596-1: 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 via application crash or opening new tabs, escape the sandbox, bypass same-origin restrictions, obtain...

USN-3594-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

USN-3542-1 mitigated CVE-2017-5715 Spectre Variant 2 for the amd64 architecture in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the compiler-based retpoline kernel mitigation for the amd64 and i386 architectures. Original advisory details: Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative...

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-3388-2: Subversion vulnerabilities

USN-3388-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Subversion. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Ivan Zhakov discovered that Subversion did not properly handle some requests. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2016-2168 Original advisory...

USN-3366-2: OpenJDK 8 regression

USN-3366-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 8. Unfortunately, that update introduced a regression that caused some valid JAR files to fail validation. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the JPEGImageReader class in...

USN-3338-2: Linux kernel regression

USN-3338-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. However, the fix for CVE-2017-1000364 introduced regressions for some Java applications. This update addresses the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the stack guard page for processes ...

USN-3344-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN 3328-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel. However, that fix introduced regressions for some Java applications. This update addresses the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience. Roee Hay discovered that the parallel port printer driver in the Linux kernel did not properly bounds che...

USN-3338-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the stack guard page for processes in the Linux kernel was not sufficiently large enough to prevent overlapping with the heap. An attacker could leverage this with another vulnerability to execute arbitrary code and gain administrative privileges CVE-2017-1000364 Jesse Hert...