USN-6149-1: 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-6104-1: PostgreSQL vulnerabilities

Alexander Lakhin discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain CREATE privileges. An authenticated user could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as the bootstrap supervisor. CVE-2023-2454 Wolfgang Walther discovered that PostgreSQL incorrectly handled certain row security...

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-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-5974-1: GraphicsMagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick was not properly performing bounds checks when processing TGA image files, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted TGA image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to...

USN-5870-1: apr-util vulnerability

Ronald Crane discovered that APR-util did not properly handled memory when encoding or decoding certain input data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-5856-1: 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 Hu Jiahui discovered that multiple race...

USN-5798-1: .NET 6 vulnerability

Johan Gorter discovered that .NET 6 incorrectly processed certain invalid HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service condition for an exposed endpoint...

USN-5756-1: 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-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-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-5628-1: etcd vulnerabilities

It was discovered that etcd incorrectly handled certain specially crafted WAL files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2020-15106, CVE-2020-15112 It was discovered that etcd incorrectly handled directory permissions when trying to create a directory that...

USN-5626-2: Bind vulnerabilities

USN-5626-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Bind. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Yehuda Afek, Anat Bremler-Barr, and Shani Stajnrod discovered that Bind incorrectly handled large delegations. A remote attacker...

USN-5619-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibTIFF was not properly performing the calculation of data that would eventually be used as a reference for bound-checking operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu...

USN-5572-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities

Roger Pau Monné discovered that the Xen virtual block driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory pages to be used for shared communication with the backend. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information guest kernel memory. CVE-2022-26365 Roger Pau Monné...

USN-5523-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibTIFF was not properly performing checks to guarantee that allocated memory space existed, which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference via a specially crafted file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2022-0907, CVE-2022-0908 It...

USN-5511-1: Git vulnerabilities

Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón discovered that an issue related to CVE-2022-24765 still affected Git. An attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands as administrator. CVE-2022-29187...

USN-5492-1: Vim vulnerability

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and searching the contents of certain files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, it could cause Vim to crash...

USN-5386-1: AIOHTTP vulnerability

Jelmer Vernooij and Beast Glatisant discovered that AIOHTTP incorrectly handled certain URLs, leading to an open redirect attack. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform phishing attacks...

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-5152-1: 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, bypass security restrictions, spoof the UI, confuse the user, conduct phishing...

USN-4766-1: Apache Commons BeanUtils vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Apache Commons BeanUtils improperly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this vulnerability to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code...

USN-4506-1: MCabber vulnerability

It was discovered that MCabber does not properly manage roster pushes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to remotely perform machine-in-the-middle attacks. CVE-2016-9928...

USN-4410-1: Net-SNMP vulnerability

A double-free bug was discovered in snmpd server. An authenticated user could potentially cause a DoS by sending a crafted request to the server. CVE-2019-20892...

USN-4396-1: libexif vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. CVE-2020-0093, CVE-2020-0182 It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a remote...

USN-4359-2: APT vulnerability

USN-4359-1 fixed a vulnerability in APT. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain filenames during package installation. If an attacker could provide a specially crafted...

USN-4357-1: IPRoute vulnerability

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

USN-4329-1: Git vulnerability

Felix Wilhelm discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain URLs that included newlines. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick Git into returning credential information for a wrong host...

USN-4290-1: libpam-radius-auth vulnerability

It was discovered that libpam-radius-auth incorrectly handled certain long passwords. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libpam-radius-auth to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-4273-1: ReportLab vulnerability

It was discovered that ReportLab incorrectly handled certain XML documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4139-1: File Roller vulnerability

It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled certain TAR files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite sensitive files during extraction...

USN-3961-1: Dovecot vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Dovecot Submission login service incorrectly handled certain operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-3875-1: OpenJDK vulnerability

It was discovered that a memory disclosure issue existed in the OpenJDK Library subsystem. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information and possibly bypass Java sandbox restrictions. CVE-2019-2422...

USN-3686-2: file vulnerabilities

USN-3686-1 fixed a vulnerability in file. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain magic files. An attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted magic file to cause a denial of...

USN-3616-2: Python Crypto vulnerability

USN-3616-1 fixed a vulnerability in Python Crypto. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python Crypto incorrectly generated ElGamal key parameters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive...

USN-3575-2: QEMU regression

USN-3575-1 fixed vulnerabilities in QEMU. The fix for CVE-2017-11334 caused a regression in Xen environments. This update removes the problematic fix pending further investigation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled guest...

USN-3572-1: FreeType vulnerability

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

USN-3512-1: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

David Benjamin discovered that OpenSSL did not correctly prevent buggy applications that ignore handshake errors from subsequently calling certain functions. CVE-2017-3737 It was discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly performed the x8664 Montgomery multiplication procedure. While unlikely, a remote...

USN-3510-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Mohamed Ghannam discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Netlink subsystem XFRM in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-16939 It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not...

USN-3451-1: OpenStack Swift vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenStack Swift incorrectly handled tempurls. A remote authenticated user in possession of a tempurl key authorized for PUT could retrieve other objects in the same Swift account. CVE-2015-5223 Romain Le Disez and Örjan Persson discovered that OpenStack Swift incorrectly...

USN-3406-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that an out of bounds read vulnerability existed in the associative array implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or expose sensitive information. CVE-2016-7914 It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereferenc...

USN-3364-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a Wake- on-Lan data structure. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2014-9900 It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to /proc/iomem. A local attacker...

USN-3323-1: GNU C Library vulnerability

It was discovered that the GNU C library did not properly handle memory when processing environment variables for setuid programs. A local attacker could use this in combination with another vulnerability to gain administrative privileges...

USN-3291-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN-3291-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the generic Linux kernel. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel built for specific processors and cloud environments. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the generic SCSI sg subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer...

USN-3218-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Alexander Popov discovered that the NHDLC line discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges...

USN-3188-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...

USN-3148-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities

Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the way that Ghostscript processes certain Postscript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2016-7976,...

USN-3108-1: Bind vulnerability

Toshifumi Sakaguchi discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain packets with malformed options. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

USN-3098-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3098-1 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 LTS. Marco Grassi discovered a use-after-free condition could occur in the TCP retransmit...

USN-3084-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Pengfei Wang discovered a race condition in the audit subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to corrupt audit logs or disrupt system-call auditing. CVE-2016-6136 It was discovered that the powerpc and powerpc64 hypervisor-mode KVM implementation in the Linux kernel for did...