USN-6085-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that some AMD x86-64 processors with SMT enabled could speculatively execute instructions using a return address from a sibling thread. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2022-27672 Zheng Wang discovered that the Intel i915 graphics...

USN-6015-1: 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-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-5931-1: Python vulnerability

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into running a specially crafted input, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-37454...

USN-5929-1: 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-5878-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Bluetooth HCI implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some situations. An attacker could possibly use this cause a denial of service memory exhaustion. CVE-2022-3619 It was discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC USB WiFi driver in the Linu...

USN-5860-1: Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities

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. CVE-2022-4378 Tamás Koczka discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP handshake...

USN-5859-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

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. CVE-2023-0179 It was discovered that the Netronome...

USN-5822-2: Samba regression

USN-5822-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Samba. The update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS introduced regressions in certain environments. Pending investigation of these regressions, this update temporarily reverts the security fixes. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discover...

USN-5787-2: Libksba vulnerability

USN-5787-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Libksba. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Libksba incorrectly handled parsing CRL signatures. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Libksba to...

USN-5577-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Asaf Modelevsky discovered that the IntelR 10GbE PCI Express ixgbe Ethernet driver for the Linux kernel performed insufficient control flow management. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2021-33061 It was discovered that the framebuffer driver on the Linux...

USN-5485-2: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that some Intel processors did not completely perform cleanup actions on multi-core shared buffers. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2022-21123 It was discovered that some Intel processors did not completely perform cleanup actions on...

USN-5497-1: Libjpeg6b vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Libjpeg6b was not properly performing bounds checks when compressing PPM and Targa image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2018-11212 Chijin Zhou discovered that Libjpeg6b was incorrectly handling the EOF character in input...

USN-5466-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to the kernel debugger when booted in secure boot environments. A privileged attacker could use this to bypass UEFI Secure Boot restrictions. CVE-2022-21499 Aaron Adams discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux...

USN-5462-2: Ruby vulnerability

USN-5462-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Ruby. This update provides the corresponding CVE-2022-28739 update for ruby2.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive...

USN-5459-1: cifs-utils vulnerabilities

Aurélien Aptel discovered that cifs-utils invoked a shell when requesting a password. In certain environments, a local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. CVE-2020-14342 It was discovered that cifs-utils...

USN-5188-1: Keepalived vulnerability

It was discovered that Keepalived incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access-control bypass...

USN-5133-1: ICU vulnerability

It was discovered that ICU contains a use after free issue. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service with crafted input...

USN-4791-1: Apache Tomcat 7 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Apache Tomcat 7 did not protect applications from the presence of untrusted client data in an environment variable. A remote attacker could possible use this vulnerability to redirect the traffic to an arbitrary proxy and obtain sensitive information. CVE-2016-5388 It was...

USN-4654-1: PEAR vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PEAR incorrectly sanitized filenames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4646-2: poppler regression

USN-4646-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. The fix for CVE-2019-10871 introduced a regression causing certain applications linked against poppler to fail. This update backs out the fix pending further investigation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovere...

USN-4634-2: OpenLDAP vulnerabilities

USN-4634-1 fixed several vulnerabilities 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 malformed inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue t...

USN-4171-6: Apport regression

USN-4171-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apport. The update caused a regression when handling configuration files. This update fixes the problem, and also introduces further hardening measures. Original advisory details: Kevin Backhouse discovered Apport would read its user-controlled settings file as...

USN-4621-1: netqmail vulnerabilities

It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain input. Both remote and local attackers could use this vulnerability to cause netqmail to crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2005-1513, CVE-2005-1514, CVE-2005-1515 It was discovered that netqmail did not properly handle certain inp...

USN-3081-2: Tomcat vulnerability

Dawid Golunski discovered that the Tomcat init script incorrectly handled creating log files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain root privileges...

USN-4605-1: Blueman vulnerability

Vaisha Bernard discovered that blueman did not properly sanitize input on the d-bus interface to blueman-mechanism. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. CVE-2020-15238...

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-4326-1: libiberty vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. 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 arbitrary...

USN-4311-1: BlueZ vulnerabilities

It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled bonding HID and HOGP devices. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate non-bonded devices. CVE-2020-0556 It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled certain commands. A local attacker could use this issue to cause BlueZ to...

USN-4289-1: Squid vulnerabilities

Jeriko One discovered that Squid incorrectly handled memory when connected to an FTP server. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information from Squid memory. CVE-2019-12528 Regis Leroy discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. A remote...

USN-4247-3: python-apt vulnerabilities

USN-4247-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in python-apt. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that python-apt would still use MD5 hashes to validate certain downloaded packages. If a remote attacker...

USN-4202-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a specially crafted S/MIME message with an inner encryption layer could be displayed as having a valid signature in some circumstances, even if the signer had no access to the encrypted message. An attacker could potentially exploit this to spoof the message author...

USN-4159-1: Exiv2 vulnerability

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-3918-3: Firefox regression

USN-3918-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused web compatibility issues with some websites. 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 to opening a...

USN-3836-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3836-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel mishandles mapping UID or GID ranges inside...

USN-3770-1: Little CMS vulnerabilities

Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that Little CMS incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2016-10165 Quang Nguyen discovered that Little CMS incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute...

USN-3698-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3698-1 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. It was discovered that the nested KVM implementation in the Linux kernel in some...

USN-3697-2: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a null pointer dereference vulnerability existed in the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1130 Jann Horn discovered that the 32 bit adjtimex syscall implementation for 64 bit...

USN-3653-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memor...

USN-3652-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memor...

USN-3551-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, spoof the user interface, or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-4088,...

USN-3524-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

USN-3524-1 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 indirect...

USN-3445-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Eyal Itkin discovered that the IP over IEEE 1394 FireWire implementation in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overflow when handling fragmented packets. A remote attacker could use this to possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. CVE-2016-8633 Andrey Konovalov discovered...

USN-3444-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jan H. Schönherr discovered that the Xen subsystem did not properly handle block IO merges correctly in some situations. An attacker in a guest vm could use this to cause a denial of service host crash or possibly gain administrative privileges in the host. CVE-2017-12134 Andrey Konovalov...

USN-3361-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3358-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 17.04. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 17.04 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Please note that this update changes the Linux HWE kernel to the 4.10 based kernel from Ubuntu...

USN-3266-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Alexander Popov discovered that a race condition existed in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...

USN-3251-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability

USN-3251-1 fixed a vulnerability 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. It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-3192-1: Squid vulnerabilities

Saulius Lapinskas discovered that Squid incorrectly handled processing HTTP conditional requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information related to other clients' browsing sessions. CVE-2016-10002 Felix Hassert discovered that Squid incorrectly handled...

USN-3169-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3169-1 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. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-3125-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

Zhenhao Hong discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the Virtio module. A privileged attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2016-5403 Li Qiang discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled VMWARE VMXNET3 network card...