USN-7085-1: X.Org X Server vulnerability

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain memory operations in the X Keyboard Extension. An attacker could use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-6896-4: Linux kernel 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-6857-1: Squid vulnerabilities

Joshua Rogers discovered that Squid incorrectly handled requests with the urn: scheme. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. CVE-2021-28651 It was discovered that Squid...

USN-6707-4: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle element deactivation in certain cases, 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...

USN-6699-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Reima Ishii discovered that the nested KVM implementation for Intel x86 processors in the Linux kernel did not properly validate control registers in certain situations. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service guest crash. CVE-2023-30456 It was discovered that the...

USN-6626-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Quentin Minster discovered that a race condition existed in the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel when handling sessions operations. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2023-32250, CVE-2023-32252, CVE-2023-32257...

USN-6567-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

Gaoning Pan and Xingwei Li discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the USB xHCI controller device. A privileged guest attacker could possibly use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. CVE-2020-14394 It w...

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-6550-1: PostfixAdmin vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Smarty, that is integrated in the PostfixAdmin code, was not properly sanitizing user input when generating templates. An attacker could, through PHP injection, possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-29221 It was discovered that Moment.js, that is...

USN-6502-4: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ivan D Barrera, Christopher Bednarz, Mustafa Ismail, and Shiraz Saleem discovered that the InfiniBand RDMA driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for zero-length STAG or MR registration. A remote attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2023-25775 Yu Hao discover...

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-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-6441-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ross Lagerwall discovered that the Xen netback backend driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain unusual packets from a paravirtualized network frontend, leading to a buffer overflow. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service host system crash or...

USN-6429-3: curl vulnerabilities

USN-6429-1 fixed vulnerabilities in curl. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 23.10. Original advisory details: Jay Satiro discovered that curl incorrectly handled hostnames when using a SOCKS5 proxy. In environments where curl is configured to use a SOCKS5 proxy, a remote...

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-6342-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Tavis Ormandy discovered that some AMD processors did not properly handle speculative execution of certain vector register instructions. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2023-20593 Zheng Zhang discovered that the device-mapper implementation in the Linux kernel...

USN-6285-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check buffer indexes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2022-48502...

USN-6247-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

David Leadbeater discovered that the netfilter IRC protocol tracking implementation in the Linux Kernel incorrectly handled certain message payloads in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or bypass firewall filtering. CVE-2022-2663 It was...

USN-6229-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibTIFF was not properly handling variables used to perform memory management operations when processing an image through tiffcrop, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code...

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-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-6138-1: libssh vulnerabilities

Philip Turnbull discovered that libssh incorrectly handled rekeying with algorithm guessing. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libssh to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2023-1667 Kevin Backhouse discovered that libssh incorrectly...

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-6018-1: Apport vulnerability

Chen Lu, Lei Wang, and YiQi Sun discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability in apport-cli when viewing crash reports and unprivileged users are allowed to run sudo less. A local attacker on a specially configured system could use this to escalate their privilege...

USN-5954-2: Firefox regressions

USN-5954-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. 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 into opening a specially crafted...

USN-5970-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the KVM VMX implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle indirect branch prediction isolation between L1 and L2 VMs. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to expose sensitive information from the host OS or other guest VMs. CVE-2022-2196 It was discovered...

USN-5957-1: LibreCAD vulnerabilities

Cody Sixteen discovered that LibreCAD incorrectly handled memory when parsing DXF files. An attacker could use this issue to cause LibreCAD to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. CVE-2018-19105 Lilith of Cisco Talos discovered tha...

USN-5881-1: Chromium vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Chromium did not properly manage memory. A remote attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. CVE-2023-0471, CVE-2023-0472, CVE-2023-0473, CVE-2023-0696, CVE-2023-0698, CVE-2023-0699, CVE-2023-0702...

USN-5842-1: EditorConfig Core C vulnerability

Mark Esler and David Fernandez Gonzalez discovered that EditorConfig Core C incorrectly handled memory when handling certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using EditorConfig Core C to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary...

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-5755-1: 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 Jann Horn discovered that the...

USN-5700-1: 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-5638-1: Expat vulnerability

Rhodri James discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory when processing certain malformed XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code...

USN-5503-1: GnuPG vulnerability

Demi Marie Obenour discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled injection in the status message. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to forge signatures...

USN-5454-2: CUPS vulnerabilities

USN-5454-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in CUPS. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Joshua Mason discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled the secret key used to access the administrative web interface. A remote attacker could possibly u...

USN-5428-1: libXrandr vulnerabilities

Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that libXrandr incorrectly handled certain responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2016-7947, CVE-2016-7948...

USN-5382-2: libinput vulnerability

USN-5382-1 fixed a vulnerability in libinput. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Albin Eldstål-Ahrens and Lukas Lamster discovered libinput did not properly handle input devices with specially crafted names. A local attacker with physic...

USN-5198-1: HTMLDOC vulnerability

It was discovered that HTMLDOC improperly handled malformed URIs from an input html file. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service...

USN-5195-1: Mumble vulnerability

It was discovered that the Mumble client supported websites for public servers with arbitrary URL schemes. If a user were tricked into visiting a malicious website from the public server list, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-5161-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ilja Van Sprundel discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform size validations on incoming packets in some situations. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2021-3655 It was discovered that the AMD...

USN-4986-3: rpcbind regression

USN-4986-1 fixed a vulnerability in rpcbind. The update caused a regression resulting in rpcbind crashing in certain environments. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that rpcbind incorrectly handled certain large data...

USN-4667-1: APT vulnerability

Kevin Backhouse discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain packages. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause APT to crash or stop responding, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-4661-1: Snapcraft vulnerability

It was discovered that Snapcraft includes the current directory when configuring LDLIBRARYPATH for application commands. If a user were tricked into installing a malicious snap or downloading a malicious library, under certain circumstances an attacker could exploit this to affect strict mode sna...

USN-4653-1: containerd vulnerability

It was discovered that access controls for the shim’s API socket did not restrict access to the abstract unix domain socket in some cases. An attacker could use this vulnerability to run containers with elevated privileges...

USN-4493-1: cryptsetup vulnerability

It was discovered that cryptsetup incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4471-2: Net-SNMP regression

USN-4471-1 fixed a vulnerability in Net-SNMP. The updated introduced a regression making nsExtendCacheTime not settable. This update fixes the problem adding the cacheTime feature flag. Original advisory details: Tobias Neitzel discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled certain symlinks. An...

USN-4455-1: NSS vulnerabilities

It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain signatures. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. CVE-2020-12400, CVE-2020-12401, CVE-2020-6829...

USN-4381-1: Django vulnerabilities

Dan Palmer discovered that Django incorrectly validated memcached cache keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service and obtain sensitive information. CVE-2020-13254 Jon Dufresne discovered that Django incorrectly encoded query parameters for the admin...

USN-4310-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerability

A large number of 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...