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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-6445-1: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) 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-6409-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled the GLIBCTUNABLES environment variable. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a privilege escalation attack. CVE-2023-4911 It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled certain DNS responses when the system...
USN-6249-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ruihan Li discovered that the memory management subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition when accessing VMAs in certain conditions, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary...
USN-6222-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Jiasheng Jiang discovered that the HSA Linux kernel driver for AMD Radeon GPU devices did not properly validate memory allocation in certain situations, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2022-3108...
USN-6188-1: OpenSSL vulnerability
Matt Caswell discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled certain ASN.1 object identifiers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service...
USN-6158-1: Node Fetch vulnerability
It was discovered that Node Fetch 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 obtain sensitive information...
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-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-6027-1: Linux kernel 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 Jiasheng Jiang discovered that the HSA...
USN-5977-1: Linux kernel (OEM) 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 KVM VMX...
USN-5976-1: Linux kernel (OEM) 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-5871-1: Git vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain repositories. An attacker could use this issue to make Git uses its local clone optimization even when using a non-local transport. CVE-2023-22490 Joern Schneeweisz discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain commands. An attacker could...
USN-5802-1: Linux kernel 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-5793-4: Linux kernel (IBM) 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-5691-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
David Bouman and Billy Jheng Bing Jhong discovered that a race condition existed in the iouring 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-2022-2602...
USN-5434-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the methods of an Array object could be corrupted as a result of prototype pollution by sending a message to the parent process. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could exploit this to execute JavaScript in a privileged context...
USN-5389-1: Libcroco vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Libcroco was incorrectly accessing data structures when reading bytes from memory, which could cause a heap buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2017-7960 It was discovered that Libcroco was incorrectly handling invali...
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-5186-1: 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, conduct spoofing attacks, bypass CSP restrictions, or execute arbitrary cod...
USN-4668-3: python-apt regression
USN-4668-1 fixed vulnerabilities in python-apt. The update caused a regression when using certain APIs with a file handle. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A loca...
USN-4670-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain specially crafted 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 other unspecified impact. This issue on...
USN-4638-1: c-ares vulnerability
It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain DNS requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...
USN-4581-1: Python vulnerability
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain character sequences. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform CRLF injection...
USN-4488-2: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
USN-4488-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in X.Org. This update provides the corresponding update and also the update from USN-4490-1 for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled the input extension protocol. A local attack...
USN-4487-1: libx11 vulnerabilities
Todd Carson discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. CVE-2020-14344 Jayden Rivers discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled locales. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate...
USN-4385-1: Intel Microcode vulnerabilities
It was discovered that memory contents previously stored in microarchitectural special registers after RDRAND, RDSEED, and SGX EGETKEY read operations on Intel client and Xeon E3 processors may be briefly exposed to processes on the same or different processor cores. A local attacker could use th...
USN-4296-1: Django vulnerability
Norbert Szetei discovered that Django incorrectly handled the GIS functions and aggregates on Oracle. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an SQL injection attack...
USN-4271-1: Mesa vulnerability
Tim Brown discovered that Mesa incorrectly handled shared memory permissions. A local attacker could use this issue to obtain and possibly alter sensitive information belonging to another user...
USN-4176-1: GNU cpio vulnerability
Thomas Habets discovered that GNU cpio incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to privilege escalation...
USN-4152-1: libsoup vulnerability
It was discovered that libsoup incorrectly handled parsing certain NTLM messages. If a user or automated system were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...
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-3915-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities
It was 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 a denial of service...
USN-3866-3: Ghostscript regression
USN-3866-2 fixed a regression in Ghostscript. The Ghostscript update introduced a new regression that resulted in certain pages being printed with a blue background. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Tavis Ormandy discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain...
USN-3766-2: PHP vulnerabilities
USN-3766-1 fixed a vulnerability in PHP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain exif tags in JPEG images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting...
USN-3763-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
Juha-Matti Tilli discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel performed algorithmically expensive operations in some situations when handling incoming packets. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service...
USN-3713-1: CUPS vulnerabilities
It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled certain print jobs with invalid usernames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause CUPS to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 17.10 and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. CVE-2017-18248 Dan...
USN-3620-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
USN-3620-1 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. Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch...
USN-3464-1: Wget vulnerabilities
Antti Levomäki, Christian Jalio, and Joonas Pihlaja discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain HTTP responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Wget to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-13089, CVE-2017-13090 Dawid Golunski...
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-3452-1: Ceph vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled the handlecommand function. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to cause Ceph to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2016-5009 Rahul Aggarwal discovered that Ceph incorrectly handled the authenticated-read ACL. A remote attacke...
USN-3368-1: libiberty vulnerabilities
It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled certain string operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrar...
USN-3345-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
USN 3324-1 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-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-3198-1: OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
Karthik Bhargavan and Gaetan Leurent discovered that the DES and Triple DES ciphers were vulnerable to birthday attacks. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to obtain clear text data from long encrypted sessions. This update moves those algorithms to the legacy algorithm set and causes...
USN-3169-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) 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-3130-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that OpenJDK did not restrict the set of algorithms used for Jar integrity verification. An attacker could use this to modify without detection the content of a JAR file, affecting system integrity. CVE-2016-5542 It was discovered that the JMX component of OpenJDK did not...
USN-3098-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Vladimír Beneš discovered an unbounded recursion in the VLAN and TEB Generic Receive Offload GRO processing implementations in the Linux kernel, A remote attacker could use this to cause a stack corruption, leading to a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-7039 Marco Grassi discovered a...
USN-3021-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the CDC Network Control Model USB driver in the Linux kernel did not cancel work events queued if a later error occurred, resulting in a use-after-free. An attacker with physical access could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-3951 Kangji...
USN-3008-1: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerability
Jann Horn discovered that eCryptfs improperly attempted to use the mmap handler of a lower filesystem that did not implement one, causing a recursive page fault to occur. A local unprivileged attacker could use to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with...