USN-7015-1: Python vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Python email module incorrectly parsed email addresses that contain special characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain protection mechanisms. CVE-2023-27043 It was discovered that Python allowed excessive backtracking while parsing...

USN-5252-2: PolicyKit vulnerability

USN-5252-1 fixed a vulnerability in policykit-1. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the PolicyKit pkexec tool incorrectly handled command-line arguments. A local attacker could use this issue t...

USN-4751-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the console keyboard driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2020-25656 Minh Yuan discovered that the tty driver in the Linux kernel contained race conditions when handling...

USN-4745-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled comparing certificates containing a EDIPartyName name type. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenSSL to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2020-1971 Tavis Ormandy discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handl...

USN-4754-3: Python vulnerabilities

USN-4754-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 20.04. In the case of Python 2.7 for 20.04, these additional fixes are included: It was dicovered that Python allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service resource...

USN-4427-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Kvaser CAN/USB driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2019-19947 Chuhong Yuan discovered that go7007 USB audio device driver in the...

USN-7015-5: Python vulnerabilities

USN-7015-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for CVE-2024-6232 and CVE-2024-6923 for python2.7 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the...

USN-7094-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory during certain VNC operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause QEMU to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CVE-2019-20382 It was discovered that QEMU...

USN-4979-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Kiyin 尹亮 discovered that the NFC LLCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained a reference counting error. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2020-25670 Kiyin 尹亮 discovered that the NFC LLCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel did n...

USN-7002-1: Setuptools vulnerability

It was discovered that setuptools was vulnerable to remote code execution. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4054-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

A sandbox escape was discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to installing a malicious language pack, an attacker could exploit this to gain additional privileges. CVE-2019-9811 Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted...

USN-3777-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that the vmacache subsystem did not properly handle sequence number overflows, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-17182 It was discovered that the...

USN-7142-1: 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-7104-1: curl vulnerability

It was discovered that curl could overwrite the HSTS expiry of the parent domain with the subdomain's HSTS entry. This could lead to curl switching back to insecure HTTP earlier than otherwise intended, resulting in information exposure...

USN-6997-1: LibTIFF vulnerability

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-5487-3: Apache HTTP Server regression

USN-5487-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server. Unfortunately it caused regressions. USN-5487-2 reverted the patches that caused the regression in Ubuntu 14.04 ESM for further investigation. This update re-adds the security fixes for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and fixes two different...

USN-7128-1: Pygments vulnerability

Sebastian Chnelik discovered that Pygments had an inefficient regex query for analyzing certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-7087-1: libarchive vulnerability

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archive files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted RAR archive, an attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitra...

USN-7082-1: libheif vulnerability

Gerrard Tai discovered that libheif did not properly validate certain images, leading to out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability. 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 or to obtai...

USN-5813-1: 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 Tamás Koczka discovered that th...

USN-4977-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Kiyin 尹亮 discovered that the NFC LLCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained a reference counting error. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2020-25670 Kiyin 尹亮 discovered that the NFC LLCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel did n...

USN-3882-1: curl vulnerabilities

Wenxiang Qian discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain NTLM authentication messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.10. CVE-2018-16890...

USN-7091-1: Ruby vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled parsing of an XML document that has specific XML characters in an attribute value using REXML gem. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ruby to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24....

USN-7084-1: urllib3 vulnerability

It was discovered that urllib3 didn't strip HTTP Proxy-Authorization header on cross-origin redirects. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information...

USN-7080-1: Unbound vulnerability

Toshifumi Sakaguchi discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled name compression for large RRsets, which could lead to excessive CPU usage. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted DNS responses...

USN-7070-1: libarchive vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libarchive mishandled certain memory checks, which could result in a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubun...

USN-4883-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Adam Nichols discovered that heap overflows existed in the iSCSI subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-27365 Adam Nichols discovered that the iSCSI subsystem in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-3781-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

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...

USN-7046-1: Flatpak and Bubblewrap vulnerability

It was discovered that Flatpak incorrectly handled certain persisted directories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read and write files in locations it would not normally have access to. A patch was also needed to Bubblewrap in order to avoid race conditions caused by this fix...

USN-3999-1: GnuTLS vulnerabilities

Eyal Ronen, Kenneth G. Paterson, and Adi Shamir discovered that GnuTLS was vulnerable to a timing side-channel attack known as the "Lucky Thirteen" issue. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform plaintext-recovery attacks via analysis of timing data. This issue only affected...

USN-7117-3: needrestart regression

USN-7117-1 fixed vulnerabilities in needrestart. The update introduced a regression in needrestart. This update fixes the problem for LXC containers. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Qualys discovered that needrestart passed unsanitized data to a library...

USN-7131-1: Vim vulnerability

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when closing a buffer, leading to use-after-free. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service...

USN-4660-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the perf subsystem of the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker with access to the perf subsystem could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-14351 It was...

USN-7145-1: Expat vulnerability

It was discovered that Expat did not properly handle its internal state when attempting to resume an unstarted parser. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service application crash...

USN-7103-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PS files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2024-46951, CVE-2024-46953, CVE-2024-46955, CVE-2024-46956 It was discovered...

USN-7041-1: CUPS vulnerability

Simone Margaritelli discovered that CUPS incorrectly sanitized IPP data when creating PPD files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to manipulate PPD files and execute arbitrary code when a printer is used...

USN-5044-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle HCI device initialization failure, leading to a double-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-3564 It was discovered that th...

USN-4225-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the Marvell WiFi-Ex Driver for the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2019-14895, CVE-2019-14901 It was discovered that a...

USN-3821-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3821-1 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. Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-7132-1: PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly tracked tables with row security. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform forbidden reads and modifications. CVE-2024-10976 Jacob Champion discovered that PostgreSQL clients used untrusted server error messages. An attacker that is...

USN-6988-2: Twisted vulnerability

USN-6988-1 fixed CVE-2024-41671 in Twisted. The USN incorrectly stated that previous releases were unaffected. This update provides the equivalent fix for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Ben Kallus discovered that Twisted incorrectly handled...

USN-7097-1: OpenJDK 11 vulnerabilities

Andy Boothe discovered that the Networking component of OpenJDK 11 did not properly handle access under certain circumstances. An unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2024-21208 It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 11 did not...

USN-7092-1: mpg123 vulnerability

It was discovered that mpg123 incorrectly handled certain mp3 files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted mp3 file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause mpg123 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-7084-2: pip vulnerability

USN-7084-1 fixed vulnerability in urllib3. This update provides the corresponding update for the urllib3 module bundled into pip. Original advisory details: It was discovered that urllib3 didn't strip HTTP Proxy-Authorization header on cross-origin redirects. A remote attacker could possibly use...

USN-7037-1: OpenJPEG vulnerability

It was discovered that OpenJPEG could enter a large loop and continuously print warning messages when given specially crafted input. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-4628-3: Intel Microcode vulnerabilities

USN-4628-1 provided updated Intel Processor Microcode for various processor types. This update provides the corresponding updates for some additional processor types. Original advisory details: Moritz Lipp, Michael Schwarz, Andreas Kogler, David Oswald, Catherine Easdon, Claudio Canella, and Dani...

USN-4713-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

It was discovered that the LIO SCSI target implementation in the Linux kernel performed insufficient identifier checking in certain XCOPY requests. An attacker with access to at least one LUN in a multiple backstore environment could use this to expose sensitive information or modify data...

USN-4166-1: PHP vulnerability

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain paths when being used in FastCGI configurations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-7064-1: nano vulnerability

It was discovered that nano allowed a possible privilege escalation through an insecure temporary file. If nano was killed while editing, the permissions granted to the emergency save file could be used by an attacker to escalate privileges using a malicious symlink...

USN-4627-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Moritz Lipp, Michael Schwarz, Andreas Kogler, David Oswald, Catherine Easdon, Claudio Canella, and Daniel Gruss discovered that the Intel Running Average Power Limit RAPL driver in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to power data. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose...