USN-1919-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Kees Cook discovered a format string vulnerability in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver for the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2013-2852 Marcus Moeller and Ken Fallon discovered that the CIFS incorrectly built certain paths. A local attack...

USN-1824-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's ISO 9660 CDROM file system driver. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine some of the kernel's heap memory. CVE-2012-6549 Mathias Krause discovered a flaw in xfrmuser in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with NETADMIN...

USN-1815-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andy Lutomirski discover an error in the Linux kernel's credential handling on unix sockets. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2013-1979 Andy Lutomirski discovered a privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's user namespaces. A local user could exploit th...

USN-1795-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities

Andrew Jones discovered a flaw with the xeniret function in Linux kernel's Xen virtualizeation. In the 32-bit Xen paravirt platform an unprivileged guest OS user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service crash the system or gain guest OS privilege. CVE-2013-0228 Emese Revfy discovered...

USN-1736-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Suleiman Souhlal, Salman Qazi, Aaron Durbin and Michael Davidson discovered a race condition in the Linux kernel's ptrace syscall. An unprivileged local attacker could exploit this flaw to run programs as an administrator...

USN-1722-1: jQuery vulnerability

It was discovered that jQuery incorrectly handled selecting elements using location.hash, resulting in a possible cross-site scripting XSS issue. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing a specially crafted page, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify...

USN-1700-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's handling of script execution when module loading is enabled. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a leak of kernel stack contents. CVE-2012-4530 Florian Weimer discovered that hypervkvpd, which is distributed in the Linux kernel, was not...

USN-1610-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Pablo Neira Ayuso discovered a flaw in the credentials of netlink messages. An unprivileged local attacker could exploit this by getting a netlink based service, that relies on netlink credentials, to perform privileged actions. CVE-2012-3520 Mathias Krause discovered information leak in the Linu...

USN-1609-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability

A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel-based Virtual Machine subsystem handled MSI Message Signaled Interrupts. A local unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service or potentially elevate privileges. CVE-2012-2137 Mathias Krause discover an error in Linux...

USN-1562-1: Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerability

Some errors where discovered in the Linux kernel's UDF file system, which is used to mount some CD-ROMs and DVDs. An unprivileged local user could use these flaws to crash the system...

USN-1403-1: FreeType vulnerabilities

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. CVE-2012-1126 Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle...

USN-1340-1: Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities

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-1291-1: Linux kernel 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-1227-1: 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 Timo Warns discovered that the EFI GUID partition table was not correctly...

USN-1192-2: Mozvoikko update

USN-1192-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update provides an updated Mozvoikko for use with Firefox 6. Original advisory details: Aral Yaman discovered a vulnerability in the WebGL engine. An attacker could potentially use this to crash Firefox or execute arbitrary code with the privilege...

USN-1112-1: Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities

It was discovered that there was a vulnerability in the memory handling of certain types of content. An attacker could exploit this to possibly run arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. CVE-2011-0081 It was discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled certain JavaScript requests. An attacker...

USN-1092-1: Linux Kernel 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, CVE-2010-4077 Dan Rosenberg discovered that the socket filters did not...

USN-1061-1: iTALC vulnerability

Stéphane Graber discovered that the iTALC private keys shipped with the Edubuntu Live DVD were not correctly regenerated once Edubuntu was installed. If an iTALC client was installed with the vulnerable keys, a remote attacker could gain control of the system. Only systems using keys from the...

USN-1009-2: GNU C Library vulnerability

USN-1009-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the GNU C library. Colin Watson discovered that the fixes were incomplete and introduced flaws with setuid programs loading libraries that used dynamic string tokens in their RPATH. If the "man" program was installed setuid, a local attacker could exploit this ...

USN-978-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Several dangling pointer vulnerabilities were discovered in Thunderbird. An attacker could exploit this to crash Thunderbird or possibly run arbitrary code as the user invoking the program. CVE-2010-2760, CVE-2010-2767, CVE-2010-3167 It was discovered that the XPCSafeJSObjectWrapper SJOW security...

USN-869-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

David Ford discovered that the IPv4 defragmentation routine did not correctly handle oversized packets. A remote attacker could send specially crafted traffic that would cause a system to crash, leading to a denial of service. The fix was included in the earlier kernels from USN-864-1...

USN-810-3: NSS regression

USN-810-1 fixed vulnerabilities in NSS. Jozsef Kadlecsik noticed that the new libraries on amd64 did not correctly set stack memory flags, and caused applications using NSS e.g. Firefox to have an executable stack. This reduced the effectiveness of some defensive security protections. This update...

USN-760-1: CUPS vulnerability

It was discovered that CUPS did not properly check the height of TIFF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted TIFF image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. In Ubuntu 7.10, 8.04 LTS, and...

USN-645-1: Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities

Justin Schuh, Tom Cross and Peter Williams discovered errors in the Firefox URL parsing routines. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted hyperlink, an attacker could overflow a stack buffer and execute arbitrary code. CVE-2008-0016 It was discovered that the same-origin check in Firefox...

USN-617-1: Samba vulnerabilities

Samba developers discovered that nmbd could be made to overrun a buffer during the processing of GETDC logon server requests. When samba is configured as a Primary or Backup Domain Controller, a remote attacker could send malicious logon requests and possibly cause a denial of service...

USN-612-3: OpenVPN vulnerability

A weakness has been discovered in the random number generator used by OpenSSL on Debian and Ubuntu systems. As a result of this weakness, certain encryption keys are much more common than they should be, such that an attacker could guess the key through a brute-force attack given minimal knowledg...

USN-419-1: Samba vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in Samba's file opening code, which in certain situations could lead to an endless loop, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2007-0452 A format string overflow was discovered in Samba's ACL handling on AFS shares. Remote users with access to an AFS share could create craft...

USN-208-1: graphviz vulnerability

Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña discovered that the "dotty" tool created and used temporary files in an insecure way. A local attacker could exploit this with a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running dotty...

USN-7273-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled memory when executing its FLAC codec. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted sound file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive information...

USN-6651-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode subsystem of 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-2023-51780 It was...

USN-6627-1: libde265 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libde265 could be made to read out of bounds. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2021-35452, CVE-2021-36411, CVE-2022-43238, CVE-2022-43241,...

USN-6563-1: 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-6562-1: 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-2023-6865, CVE-2023-6857,...

USN-6473-2: pip vulnerabilities

USN-6473-1 fixed vulnerabilities in urllib3. This update provides the corresponding updates for the urllib3 module bundled into pip. Original advisory details: It was discovered that urllib3 didn't strip HTTP Authorization header on cross-origin redirects. A remote attacker could possibly use thi...

USN-6348-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Daniel Moghimi discovered that some IntelR Processors did not properly clear microarchitectural state after speculative execution of various instructions. A local unprivileged user could use this to obtain to sensitive information. CVE-2022-40982 Tavis Ormandy discovered that some AMD processors...

USN-6344-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Zi Fan Tan discovered that the binder IPC 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-2023-21255 It was discovered that a race condition existed in th...

USN-6320-1: 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-2023-4573, CVE-2023-4574,...

USN-6288-1: 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 8.0.34 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04. In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features...

USN-6248-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the network queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a null pointer dereference in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2022-47929 It was discovered that a race condition existed in Adreno GPU...

USN-6227-1: SpiderMonkey vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the SpiderMonkey JavaScript library. If a user were tricked into opening malicious JavaScript applications or processing malformed data, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to JavaScript security, including denial of service...

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-6192-1: Linux kernel 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 Xingyuan Mo and Gengjia Chen...

USN-6168-2: libx11 vulnerability

USN-6168-1 fixed a vulnerability in libx11. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Gregory James Duck discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain Request, Event, or Error IDs. If a user were...

USN-6179-1: Jettison vulnerability

It was discovered that Jettison 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 cause a denial of service...

USN-6150-1: 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-6134-1: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Traffic-Control Index TCINDEX implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform filter deactivation in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges. Please note that with the fix for this CVE, kernel support for the...

USN-6118-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities

Zheng Wang discovered that the Intel i915 graphics driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a double-free. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2022-3707 Jordy Zomer and Alexandra Sandulescu discover...

USN-6096-1: Linux kernel 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 Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DR...

USN-6061-1: 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-6051-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Traffic-Control Index TCINDEX implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform filter deactivation in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges. Please note that with the fix for this CVE, kernel support for the...