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USN-2336-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel virtual machine's kvm validation of interrupt requests irq. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service host OS crash. CVE-2014-0155 Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw in the authorization of netlink socket operations when a socket...
USN-2239-1: Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) 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-2233-1: 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 Dmitry Vyukov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of IPv6 UDP Fragmentation...
USN-2039-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
An information leak was discovered in the handling of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement RA messages in the Linux kernel's IPv6 network stack. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service excessive retries and address-generation outage, and consequently obtain sensitive...
USN-1910-1: Bind vulnerability
Maxim Shudrak discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain malformed rdata. A remote attacker could use this flaw with a specially crafted query to cause Bind to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service...
USN-1837-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's tkill and tgkill system calls when used from compat processes. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine potentially sensitive kernel memory. CVE-2013-2141 A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's perf events subsystem for Intel...
USN-1807-1: 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 5.1.69 in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 11.10. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.10 have been updated to MySQL 5.5.31. In addition to security fixes, th...
USN-1646-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Brad Spengler discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's uname system call. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to read kernel stack memory. CVE-2012-0957 Rodrigo Freire discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's TCP illinois congestion control algorithm. A local attacker could use this to cau...
USN-1490-1: Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities
Stephan Mueller reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's dl2k network driver's handling of ioctls. An unprivileged local user could leverage this flaw to cause a denial of service. CVE-2012-2313 Timo Warns reported multiple flaws in the Linux kernel's hfsplus filesystem. An unprivileged local user...
USN-1488-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Stephan Mueller reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's dl2k network driver's handling of ioctls. An unprivileged local user could leverage this flaw to cause a denial of service. CVE-2012-2313 Timo Warns reported multiple flaws in the Linux kernel's hfsplus filesystem. An unprivileged local user...
USN-1373-1: OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Java HttpServer class did not limit the number of headers read from a HTTP request. A remote attacker could cause a denial of service by sending special requests that trigger hash collisions predictably. CVE-2011-5035 ATTENTION: this update changes previous Java...
USN-1209-2: Libav vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed ogg files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted ogg file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program...
USN-1201-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the /proc filesystem did not correctly handle permission changes when programs executed. A local attacker could hold open files to examine details about programs running with higher privileges, potentially increasing the chances of exploiting additional vulnerabilities...
USN-1160-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Dan Rosenberg discovered that IRDA did not correctly check the size of buffers. On non-x86 systems, a local attacker could exploit this to read kernel heap memory, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2010-4529 Dan Rosenburg discovered that the CAN subsystem leaked kernel addresses into the /proc...
USN-1098-1: vsftpd vulnerability
It was discovered that vsftpd incorrectly handled certain glob expressions. A remote authenticated user could use a crafted glob expression to cause vftpd to consume all resources, leading to a denial of service...
USN-1086-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Dan Rosenberg discovered that multiple terminal ioctls did not correctly initialize structure memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2010-4075 Dan Rosenberg discovered that the socket filters did not correctly...
USN-890-6: CMake vulnerabilities
USN-890-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Expat. This update provides the corresponding updates for CMake. Original advisory details: Jukka Taimisto, Tero Rontti and Rauli Kaksonen discovered that Expat did not properly process malformed XML. If a user or application linked against Expat were tricked in...
USN-647-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the same-origin check in Thunderbird could be bypassed. If a user had JavaScript enabled and were tricked into opening a malicious website, an attacker may be able to execute JavaScript in the context of a different website. CVE-2008-3835 Several problems were discovered in...
USN-429-1: tcpdump vulnerability
Moritz Jodeit discovered that tcpdump had an overflow in the 802.11 packet parser. Remote attackers could send specially crafted packets, crashing tcpdump, possibly leading to 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-346-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
A Denial of service vulnerability was reported in iptables' SCTP conntrack module. On computers which use this iptables module, a remote attacker could expoit this to trigger a kernel crash. CVE-2006-2934 A buffer overflow has been discovered in the dvdreadbca function. By inserting a specially...
USN-324-1: freetype vulnerability
An integer overflow has been discovered in the FreeType library. By tricking a user into installing and/or opening a specially crafted font file, these could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that user...
USN-209-1: SSH server vulnerability
An information disclosure vulnerability has been found in the SSH server. When the GSSAPIAuthentication option was enabled, the SSH server could send GSSAPI credentials even to users who attempted to log in with a method other than GSSAPI. This could inadvertently expose these credentials to an...
USN-7443-1: Erlang vulnerability
Fabian Bäumer, Marcel Maehren, Marcus Brinkmann, and Jörg Schwenk discovered that Erlang OTP’s SSH module incorrect handled authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands without authentication, possibly leading to a system compromise...
USN-6890-1: 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-2024-6601, CVE-2024-6604,...
USN-6603-1: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the CIFS network file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the server frame size in certain situation, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious CIFS image that, when operated on, could...
USN-6546-2: LibreOffice vulnerabilities
USN-6546-1 fixed vulnerabilities in LibreOffice. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Reginaldo Silva discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled filenames when passing embedded videos to GStreamer. If a user were...
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-6426-1: 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-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-6088-2: runC vulnerabilities
USN-6088-1 fixed vulnerabilities in runC. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that runC incorrectly performed access control when mounting /proc to non-directories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. CVE-2019-19921...
USN-6042-1: Cloud-init vulnerability
James Golovich discovered that sensitive data could be exposed in logs. An attacker could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege...
USN-6040-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Traffic-Control Index TCINDEX implementation in the Linux kernel contained 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-2023-1281 It was discovered that the OverlayFS...
USN-5950-1: 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-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-5940-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) 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-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-5871-2: Git regression
USN-5871-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. A backport fixing part of the vulnerability in CVE-2023-22490 was required. This update fix this for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain repositories. An attacker could use this issue to make...
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-5823-1: 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 8.0.32 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS has been updated to MySQL 5.7.41. In addition to security fixes, t...
USN-5799-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability
Kyle Zeng discovered that the sysctl implementation in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code...
USN-5472-1: FFmpeg vulnerabilities
It was discovered that FFmpeg would attempt to divide by zero when using Linear Predictive Coding LPC or AAC codecs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. CVE-2020-20445, CVE-2020-20446...
USN-5454-1: CUPS vulnerabilities
Joshua Mason discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled the secret key used to access the administrative web interface. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to open a session as an administrator and execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-26691 It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled...
USN-5376-2: Git vulnerability
USN-5376-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details: 俞晨东 discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain repository paths in platforms with multiple users support. An attacker could possibly use this issue to run...
USN-5249-1: USBView vulnerability
It was discovered that USBView allowed unprivileged users to run usbview as root. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to gain administrative privileges or cause a denial of service...
USN-5199-1: Python vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler class in Python contains regex with a quadratic worst-case time complexity. Specially crafted traffic from a malicious HTTP server could cause a regular expression denial of service ReDoS condition for a client. CVE-2021-3733 It w...
USN-5168-4: NSS regression
USN-5168-3 fixed a vulnerability in NSS. Unfortunately that update introduced a regression that could break SSL connections. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Tavis Ormandy discovered that NSS incorrectly handled verifying DSA/RSA-PSS...
USN-4617-1: SPICE vdagent vulnerabilities
Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled the activexfers hash table. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause SPICE vdagent to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2020-25650 Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly...
USN-4574-1: libseccomp-golang vulnerability
It was discovered that libseccomp-golang did not properly generate BPFs. If a process were running under a restrictive seccomp filter that specified multiple syscall arguments, the application could potentially bypass the intended restrictions put in place by seccomp...
USN-4569-1: Yaws vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Yaws did not properly sanitize XML input. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to execute an XML External Entity XXE injection attack. CVE-2020-24379 It was discovered that Yaws mishandled certain input when running CGI scripts. A remote attacker could use this...