11213 matches found
USN-1056-1: OpenOffice.org vulnerabilities
Charlie Miller discovered several heap overflows in PPT processing. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PPT document, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges. Ubuntu 10.10 was not affected. CVE-2010-2935, CVE-2010-2936 Marc...
USN-1019-1: Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
Jesse Ruderman, Andreas Gal, Nils, Brian Hackett, and Igor Bukanov discovered several memory issues in the browser engine. An attacker could exploit these to crash the browser or possibly run arbitrary code as the user invoking the program. CVE-2010-3776, CVE-2010-3777, CVE-2010-3778 It was...
USN-1023-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Nelson Elhage discovered several problems with the Acorn Econet protocol driver. A local user could cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference, escalate privileges by overflowing the kernel stack, and assign Econet addresses to arbitrary interfaces. CVE-2010-3848, CVE-2010-3849,...
USN-1011-1: Firefox vulnerability
Morten Krakvik discovered a heap-based buffer overflow in Firefox. If a user were tricked into navigating to a malicious site, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user invoking the program...
USN-989-1: PHP vulnerabilities
Auke van Slooten discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain xmlrpc requests. An attacker could exploit this issue to cause the PHP server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 8.04 LTS, 9.04 and 9.10. CVE-2010-0397 It was discovered that the...
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-897-1: MySQL vulnerabilities
It was discovered that MySQL could be made to overwrite existing table files in the data directory. An authenticated user could use the DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options to possibly bypass privilege checks. This update alters table creation behaviour by disallowing the use of the MySQL...
USN-874-1: Firefox 3.5 and Xulrunner 1.9.1 vulnerabilities
Jesse Ruderman, Josh Soref, Martijn Wargers, Jose Angel, Olli Pettay, and David James discovered several flaws in the browser and JavaScript engines of Firefox. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary...
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-679-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Xen hypervisor block driver did not correctly validate requests. A user with root privileges in a guest OS could make a malicious IO request with a large number of blocks that would crash the host OS, leading to a denial of service. This only affected Ubuntu 7.10...
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-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-582-2: Thunderbird regression
USN-582-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Thunderbird. The upstream fixes were incomplete, and after performing certain actions Thunderbird would crash due to memory errors. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that...
USN-508-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
A buffer overflow was discovered in the Moxa serial driver. Local attackers could execute arbitrary code and gain root privileges. CVE-2005-0504 A flaw was discovered in the IPv6 stack's handling of type 0 route headers. By sending a specially crafted IPv6 packet, a remote attacker could cause a...
USN-424-2: PHP regression
USN-424-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. However, some upstream changes were not included, which caused errors in the stream filters. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Multiple buffer overflows have been discovered in various PHP modules...
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-34-1: OpenSSH information leakage
@Mediaservice.net discovered two information leaks in the OpenSSH server. When using password authentication, an attacker could test whether a login name exists by measuring the time between failed login attempts, i. e. the time after which the "password:" prompt appears again. A similar issue...
USN-7261-1: Vim vulnerability
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain internal calls when scrolling a window. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...
USN-6893-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel when modifying certain settings values through debugfs. A privileged local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2024-24857, CVE-2024-24858, CVE-2024-24859 Several security issues we...
USN-6892-1: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the ATA over Ethernet AoE driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2023-6270 It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac...
USN-6886-1: Go vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Go net/http module did not properly handle the requests when request's headers exceed MaxHeaderBytes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a panic resulting into a denial of service. This issue only affected Go 1.21 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS...
USN-6708-1: Graphviz vulnerability
It was discovered that Graphviz incorrectly handled certain config6a files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...
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-6564-1: Node.js vulnerabilities
Hubert Kario discovered that Node.js 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. CVE-2022-4304 CarpetFuzz, Dawei Wang discovered that...
USN-6513-2: Python vulnerability
USN-6513-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain plist files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into...
USN-6449-2: FFmpeg regression
USN-6449-1 fixed vulnerabilities in FFmpeg. Unfortunately that update could introduce a regression in tools using an FFmpeg library, like VLC. This updated fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly managed memory...
USN-6384-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Jana Hofmann, Emanuele Vannacci, Cedric Fournet, Boris Kopf, and Oleksii Oleksenko discovered that some AMD processors could leak stale data from division operations in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2023-20588 Lonial Con discover...
USN-6339-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate MFT flags in certain situations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2022-48425...
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-6263-2: OpenJDK regression
USN-6263-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK. Unfortunately, that update introduced a regression when opening APK, ZIP or JAR files in OpenJDK 11 and OpenJDK 17. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Motoyasu Saburi discovered that OpenJDK...
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-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-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-6080-1: 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 Zheng Wang discovered that the Intel i915 graphics...
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...
USN-6014-1: Linux kernel 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-5964-2: curl vulnerabilities
USN-5964-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Harry Sintonen discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain TELNET connection options. Due to lack of proper input scrubbing,...
USN-5904-2: SoX regression
USN-5904-1 fixed vulnerabilities in SoX. It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2021-33844 was incomplete. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Helmut Grohne discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a...
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-5858-1: 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-5816-2: Firefox regressions
USN-5816-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Niklas Baumstark discovered that a compromised web child process of Firefox could disable web security openin...
USN-5829-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) 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-5728-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly track memory allocations for anonymous VMA mappings in some situations, leading to potential data structure reuse. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-427...
USN-5694-1: LibreOffice vulnerabilities
It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled links using the Office URI Schemes. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary scripts. CVE-2022-3140 Thomas Florian discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly...
USN-5693-1: Linux kernel (OEM) 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-5664-1: OpenJPEG vulnerabilities
It was discovered that OpenJPEG did not properly handle PNM headers, resulting in a null pointer dereference. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service DoS. CVE-2016-7445 It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain image files resulting in divisi...
USN-5238-1: PostgreSQL JDBC Driver vulnerability
It was discovered that PostgreSQL JDBC Driver incorrectly handled certain requests from external entities. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code...