USN-4726-1: OpenJDK vulnerability

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled the direct buffering of characters. An attacker could use this issue to cause OpenJDK to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or cause other unspecified impact...

USN-4717-2: Firefox regression

USN-4717-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a startup hang in some circumstances. 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 in to opening a specially...

USN-4725-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory in iSCSI emulation. An attacker inside the guest could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. CVE-2020-11947 Alexander Bulekov discovered tha...

USN-4724-1: OpenLDAP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled Certificate Exact Assertion processing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2020-36221 It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled saslAuthzTo processing. A...

USN-4723-1: PEAR vulnerability

It was discovered that PEAR incorrectly handled symbolic links in archives. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4711-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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-4722-1: ReadyMedia (MiniDLNA) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ReadyMedia MiniDLNA allowed subscription requests with a delivery URL on a different network segment than the fully qualified event- subscription URL. An attacker could use this to hijack smart devices and cause denial of service attacks. CVE-2020-12695 It was discovered th...

USN-4721-1: Flatpak vulnerability

Simon McVittie discovered that flatpak-portal service allowed sandboxed applications to execute arbitrary code on the host system a sandbox escape. A malicious user could create a Flatpak application that set environment variables, trusted by the Flatpak "run" command, and use it to execute...

USN-4720-2: Apport vulnerabilities

USN-4720-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed certain files in the /proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate...

USN-4710-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Kiyin 尹亮 discovered that the perf subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some situations. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service kernel memory exhaustion...

USN-4720-1: Apport vulnerabilities

Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed certain files in the /proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code. CVE-2021-25682, CVE-2021-25683 Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly handled opening certain special files...

USN-4719-1: ca-certificates update

The ca-certificates package contained outdated CA certificates. This update refreshes the included certificates to those contained in the 2.46 version of the Mozilla certificate authority bundle...

USN-4718-1: fastd vulnerability

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

USN-4467-2: QEMU vulnerabilities

USN-4467-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in QEMU. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the QEMU SD memory card implementation incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker inside a guest could possibly u...

USN-4709-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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-4712-1: Linux kernel regression

USN-4576-1 fixed a vulnerability in the overlay file system implementation in the Linux kernel. Unfortunately, that fix introduced a regression that could incorrectly deny access to overlay files in some situations. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original...

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-4717-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, conduct clickjacking attacks, or execute arbitrary code...

USN-4715-2: Django vulnerability

USN-4715-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Wang Baohua discovered that Django incorrectly extracted archive files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to extract files outside of their...

USN-4716-1: 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 8.0.23 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS have been updated to MySQL 5.7.33. In addition to security fixes...

USN-4715-1: Django vulnerability

Wang Baohua discovered that Django incorrectly extracted archive files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to extract files outside of their expected location...

USN-4714-1: XStream vulnerabilities

Zhihong Tian and Hui Lu found that XStream was vulnerable to remote code execution. A remote attacker could run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating the processed input stream. CVE-2020-26217 It was discovered that XStream was vulnerable to server-side forgery attacks. A remote attacker could...

USN-4707-1: TCMU vulnerability

It was discovered that TCMU lacked a check for transport-layer restrictions, allowing remote attackers to read or write files via directory traversal in an XCOPY request...

USN-4706-1: Ceph vulnerabilities

Olle Segerdahl found that ceph-mon and ceph-mgr daemons did not properly restrict access, resulting in gaining access to unauthorized resources. An authenticated user could use this vulnerability to modify the configuration and possibly conduct further attacks. CVE-2020-10736 Adam Mohammed found...

USN-4708-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly track inode validations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious XFS image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-13093 It was discovered that the btrfs fi...

USN-4705-2: Sudo vulnerability

USN-4705-1 fixed a vulnerability in Sudo. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled memory when parsing command lines. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain...

USN-4705-1: Sudo vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Sudo incorrectly handled memory when parsing command lines. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain unintended access to the administrator account. CVE-2021-3156 It was discovered that the Sudo sudoedit utility incorrectly handled checking directory...

USN-4704-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-12562 It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain...

LSN-0074-1: Kernel Live Patch Security Notice

Elena Petrova discovered that the pin controller device tree implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle string references. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2020-0427 Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth A2MP implementation in...

USN-4703-1: Mutt vulnerability

It was discovered that Mutt incorrectly handled certain email messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service...

USN-4702-1: Pound vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Pound incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests A remote attacker could use it to retrieve some sensitive information. CVE-2016-10711, CVE-2018-21245...

USN-4689-4: Linux kernel update

USN-4689-3 fixed vulnerabilities in the NVIDIA server graphics drivers. This update provides the corresponding updates for the NVIDIA Linux DKMS kernel modules. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel contained a vulnerability that...

USN-4697-2: Pillow vulnerabilities

USN-4697-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Pillow. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain PCX image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted...

USN-4689-3: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel contained a vulnerability that allowed user-mode clients to access legacy privileged APIs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or escalate privileges. CVE-2021-1052 It was discovered that the NVIDIA...

USN-4701-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to 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 the CSS sanitizer, or execute arbitrary...

USN-4700-1: PyXDG vulnerability

Alexandre D'Hondt discovered that PyXDG did not properly sanitize input. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted .menu file to execute arbitrary code...

USN-4699-1: Apache Log4net vulnerability

It was discovered that Apache Log4net incorrectly handled certain configuration files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information...

USN-4698-1: Dnsmasq vulnerabilities

Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled memory when sorting RRsets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to hang, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-25681, CVE-2020-25687 Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman...

USN-4697-1: Pillow vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain PCX image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted PCX file, a remote attacker could possibly cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2020-35653 It was discovered that Pillow...

USN-4696-1: HTMLDOC vulnerability

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

USN-4695-1: icoutils vulnerabilities

Choongwoo Han discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-5208 It was discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to...

USN-4694-1: 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-4693-1: Ampache vulnerabilities

It was discovered that an SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Ampache search engine. Any user able to perform searches could dump any data contained in the database. An attacker could use this to disclose sensitive information. CVE-2019-12385 It was discovered that an XSS vulnerability in...

USN-4653-2: containerd vulnerability

USN-4653-1 fixed a vulnerability in containerd. Unfortunately, those containerd packages introduced a regression in docker.io and the update was reverted. This update addresses the docker.io issue and reintroduces the fixes from USN-4653-1. We apologize for the inconvenience...

USN-4692-1: tar vulnerabilities

Chris Siebenmann discovered that tar incorrectly handled extracting files resized during extraction when invoked with the --sparse flag. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu...

USN-4691-1: Open vSwitch vulnerabilities

Jonas Rudloff discovered that Open vSwitch incorrectly handled certain malformed LLDP packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Open vSwitch to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4649-2: xdg-utils regression

USN-4649-1 fixed vulnerabilities in xdg-utils. That update caused a regression by removing the --attach functionality in thunderbird and others applications. This update fix the problem by reverting these changes. Original advisory details: Jens Mueller discovered that xdg-utils incorrectly handl...

USN-4689-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN-4689-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the NVIDIA graphics drivers. This update provides the corresponding updates for the NVIDIA Linux DKMS kernel modules. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel contained a vulnerability that allowed...

USN-4690-1: coTURN vulnerability

It was discovered that coTURN allowed peers to connect and relay packets to loopback addresses in the range of 127.x.x.x. A malicious user could use this vulnerability to insert packages into the loopback interface...

USN-4689-1: NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel contained a vulnerability that allowed user-mode clients to access legacy privileged APIs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or escalate privileges. CVE-2021-1052 It was discovered that the NVIDIA...