USN-1336-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Clement Lecigne discovered a bug in the HFS filesystem. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a kernel oops. CVE-2011-2203 A bug was discovered in the XFS filesystem's handling of pathnames. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service, or gain ro...

USN-1300-1: Linux kernel (FSL-IMX51) vulnerabilities

A bug was discovered in the XFS filesystem's handling of pathnames. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service, or gain root privileges. CVE-2011-4077 A flaw was found in the Journaling Block Device JBD. A local attacker able to mount ext3 or ext4 file...

USN-1285-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support. If KSM was being used, a local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-2183 Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager NLM incorrectly handled unlock requests. A...

USN-1253-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ryan Sweat discovered that the kernel incorrectly handled certain VLAN packets. On some systems, a remote attacker could send specially crafted traffic to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-1576 Vasiliy Kulikov and Dan Rosenberg discovered that ecryptfs did not correctly...

USN-1243-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the security fix for CVE-2010-4250 introduced a regression. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-1479 Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that taskstats did not enforce access restrictions. A local attacker could exploit...

USN-1228-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Timo Warns discovered that the EFI GUID partition table was not correctly parsed. A physically local attacker that could insert mountable devices could exploit this to crash the system or possibly gain root privileges. CVE-2011-1776 Dan Rosenberg discovered that the IPv4 diagnostic routines did n...

USN-1219-1: Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities

Ryan Sweat discovered that the kernel incorrectly handled certain VLAN packets. On some systems, a remote attacker could send specially crafted traffic to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-1576 Timo Warns discovered that the EFI GUID partition table was not correctly...

USN-1121-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Boris Zbarsky, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Michael Wu, and Ted Mielczarek discovered multiple memory vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit these to possibly run arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. CVE-2011-0079 It was discovered that there was a vulnerability in the memory handling o...

USN-1005-1: poppler vulnerabilities

It was discovered that poppler contained multiple security issues when parsing malformed PDF documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the progra...

USN-927-1: NSS 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 support for the new new...

USN-740-1: NSS vulnerability

The MD5 algorithm is known not to be collision resistant. This update blocklists the proof of concept rogue certificate authority as discussed in http://www.win.tue.nl/hashclash/rogue-ca/...

USN-570-1: boost vulnerabilities

Will Drewry and Tavis Ormandy discovered that the boost library did not properly perform input validation on regular expressions. An attacker could send a specially crafted regular expression to an application linked against boost and cause a denial of service via application crash...

USN-291-1: FreeType vulnerabilities

Several integer overflows have 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-46-1: TIFF library vulnerability

A buffer overflow was discovered in the TIFF library. A TIFF file includes a value indicating the number of "directory entry" header fields contained in the file. If this value is -1, an invalid memory allocation was performed. A malicious image could be constructed which, when decoded, would hav...

USN-7423-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2025-1153, CVE-2025-1182 It was discovered that ld in GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain files. An...

USN-7419-1: Vim vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when using invalid input with the log option. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. CVE-2025-1215 It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memo...

USN-7361-1: Libxslt vulnerability

Ivan Fratric discovered that Libxslt incorrectly handled certain memory operations when handling documents. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Libxslt to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-7343-1: Jinja2 vulnerabilities

Rafal Krupinski discovered that Jinja2 did not properly restrict the execution of code in situations where templates are used maliciously. An attacker with control over a template's filename and content could potentially use this issue to enable the execution of arbitrary code. This issue only...

USN-7297-1: ProFTPD vulnerabilities

Fabian Bäumer, Marcus Brinkmann, and Jörg Schwenk discovered that the transport protocol implementation in ProFTPD had weak integrity checks. An attacker could use this vulnerability to bypass security features like encryption and integrity checks. CVE-2023-48795 Martin Mirchev discovered that...

USN-6776-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Zheng Wang discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC WLAN driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2023-47233 Several...

USN-6737-2: GNU C Library vulnerability

USN-6737-1 fixed a vulnerability in the GNU C Library. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Charles Fol discovered that the GNU C Library iconv feature incorrectly handled certain input sequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause...

USN-6642-1: Bind vulnerabilities

Shoham Danino, Anat Bremler-Barr, Yehuda Afek, and Yuval Shavitt discovered that Bind incorrectly handled parsing large DNS messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2023-4408 Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann,...

USN-6427-2: .NET vulnerability

USN-6427-1 fixed a vulnerability in .NET. This update provides the corresponding update for .NET 8. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the .NET Kestrel web server did not properly handle HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-6368-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site tracing,...

USN-6340-1: 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 Zi Fan Tan discovered that the binder IPC...

USN-6311-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

William Zhao discovered that the Traffic Control TC subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle network packet retransmission in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service kernel deadlock. CVE-2022-4269 It was discovered that the NTFS file system...

USN-6206-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Hangyu Hua discovered that the Flower classifier implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2023-35788, LP: 2023577 It was discovered that the NTFS...

USN-6132-1: 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-6131-1: 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-6001-1: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities

Xuewei Feng, Chuanpu Fu, Qi Li, Kun Sun, and Ke Xu discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle IPID assignment. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service connection termination or inject forged data. CVE-2020-36516 Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn,...

USN-5972-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site tracing,...

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-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-5855-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain PNG images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause ImageMagick to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain the...

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-5548-1: libxml2 vulnerability

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-5488-2: OpenSSL vulnerability

USN-5488-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Chancen and Daniel Fiala discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled the crehash script. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary...

USN-5420-1: Vorbis vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Vorbis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-14160, CVE-2018-10392, CVE-2018-10393...

USN-5403-1: SQLite vulnerability

It was discovered that SQLite command-line component incorrectly handled certain queries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-5147-1: Vim vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled permissions on the .swp file. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. CVE-2017-17087 It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled restricted mode. A local attacker...

USN-4961-1: pip vulnerability

It was discovered that pip incorrectly handled unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository...

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...

USN-4637-2: Firefox vulnerabilities

USN-4637-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit...

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-4467-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

Ziming Zhang and VictorV discovered that the QEMU SLiRP networking implementation incorrectly handled replying to certain ICMP echo requests. An attacker inside a guest could possibly use this issue to leak host memory to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS...

USN-4459-1: Salt vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Salt allows remote attackers to determine which files exist on the server. An attacker could use that to extract sensitive information. CVE-2018-15750 It was discovered that Salt has a vulnerability that allows an user to bypass authentication. An attacker could use that to...

USN-4432-2: GRUB2 regression

USN-4432-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GRUB2 affecting Secure Boot environments. Unfortunately, the update introduced regressions for some BIOS systems either pre-UEFI or UEFI configured in Legacy mode, preventing them from successfully booting. This update addresses the issue. Users with BIOS syste...

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-4332-1: File Roller vulnerability

It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information...

USN-4277-1: libexif vulnerabilities

Liu Bingchang discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information or cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. CVE-2016-6328 Lili Xu and Bingchang Li...